1
as in raising
to bring to maturity through care and education
it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly
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2
as in introducing
to present or bring forward for discussion
I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money
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3
as in stopping
to bring (something) to a standstill
wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly
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Recent Examples of bringing up
In the meantime, Mercury in Scorpio brings intensity and passion to your stability-seeking second house of money and self-worth, bringing up similar topics of conversation as finances are top of mind.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Chapman then walked after falling behind 1-and-2, bringing up Bryce Eldridge, the Giants’ first-round draft pick in 2023 who was 0 for 9 in his first three major-league games.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
But cutting rates could have the unwanted impact of further bringing up inflation.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Public figures like Stephen King have also drawn ire for bringing up past statements of Kirk's that seem to condone politically motivated violence.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
In the past, discharge petitions have often been used as a tool of the minority when bringing up a bill with bipartisan support when the party in leadership refuses to schedule a vote on the issue.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
In other words, when a user decides to use GPT-5 and meanders into bringing up a mental health topic or concern, the question is how the interactivity and responses will potentially differ from the prior versions, such as the answers given by ChatGPT and GPT-4.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Chapman then walked after falling behind 1-and-2, bringing up Bryce Eldridge, the Giants’ first-round draft pick in 2023 who was 0 for 9 in his first three major-league games.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
But cutting rates could have the unwanted impact of further bringing up inflation.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Public figures like Stephen King have also drawn ire for bringing up past statements of Kirk's that seem to condone politically motivated violence.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
In the past, discharge petitions have often been used as a tool of the minority when bringing up a bill with bipartisan support when the party in leadership refuses to schedule a vote on the issue.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
In other words, when a user decides to use GPT-5 and meanders into bringing up a mental health topic or concern, the question is how the interactivity and responses will potentially differ from the prior versions, such as the answers given by ChatGPT and GPT-4.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing up
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Finally, a potential government shutdown is looming, and talks have remained stalled as the deadline approaches, raising concerns about federal worker furloughs and service disruptions.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Wickremesinghe set loose the armed forces on the protests, which fizzled out rapidly, and stabilized the economy by introducing painful austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Culpo shared more snaps of her daughter’s first game on her Instagram Stories, including a shot of herself cradling Colette on the field, Colette sleeping during the game and Culpo introducing her daughter to NFL wives Claire Kittle, Sarah Taylor and Kristin Juszczyk.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Teams have no choice but to continue to throw numbers at stopping the run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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That's the same deadline that Grassley gave Noem to respond about stopping student visa authorizations.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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On-site schools serve as natural gathering places, encouraging parents and children to form meaningful relationships and fostering a strong sense of community among residents.—
Ave Maria Development,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Addressing such behavior promptly and fostering a positive, respectful environment is essential for maintaining team cohesion and success.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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The sanctions, which will go into effect unless there’s a last-minute deal Friday, will include freezing Iranian assets abroad, halting arms deals with Tehran and penalizing any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The best shot at halting the gerrymander, experts and some Democrats say, is fighting the map in court and at the ballot box.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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This will prevent mosquitoes from breeding in your yard.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
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Roland Emmerich became Hollywood’s king of disaster in the 1990s — mainly by cross-breeding the genre with alien and monster pictures, like Independence Day and Godzilla.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Despite earlier National Hurricane Center predictions of strong winds and heavy rain across the Carolinas next week, most weather models now show the storm slowing or stalling well off the South Carolina coast, Kimball said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Central was able to drive down to the Keller 15-yard line before stalling, but a 32-yard field goal attempt on the third play of the fourth quarter sailed wide left.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Both the resource center and the garden plan to continue nurturing the community — one conversation and one plant at a time.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Their presence became not just supportive, but essential — creating a nurturing environment that helped Norman and Kurgan feel less alone during one of the most vulnerable times of their lives.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Bringing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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