brings up

present tense third-person singular of bring up
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Recent Examples of brings up Growing up always brings up bittersweet feelings. María Mérida, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025 Noah seems to be performing some kind of blessing on Abby's baby in the scene, which brings up yet another major relationship difference for Joanne. Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 Both of these markets are on the beach, a factor which further brings up prices amid already high demand from buyers. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 One option puts a floating dot on your screen that brings up a menu that’s superimposed on all your apps and home screens. Larry Magid, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025 Which brings up an interesting dilemma in the three-game preseason slate. Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brings up
Verb
  • Fernandes Anderson was staring down an impending $5,000 fine for a state ethics violation around that time period, for hiring two immediate family members to her City Council staff, giving them raises, and in the case of her sister, a bonus.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The man's defense attorneys said in a statement Thursday that the verdict raises questions about what is considered espionage under Norwegian law.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), approved by Congress earlier this year, introduces stricter work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by limiting who can be exempt from the program’s time restrictions.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Jeff and Gabriel join forces to make their lives less miserable, and at one point Jeff introduces his former-angel friend to the Earthly joys of hamburgers and milkshakes.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So grab a plate, settle in, and let these films take you back to the yard—where the music never stops, the bonds run deep, and every Homecoming feels like family coming home again.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Oct. 2025
  • More than 750,000 federal workers have been furloughed, which stops them from reporting to work.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amid differing perspectives, West Cal intends to develop technology that fosters collaboration.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Top Miami chefs are now serving these oysters, praising their taste and freshness, while the farm’s network also supports smaller producers and fosters a local, farm-to-table oyster culture.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For one day only, vehicle traffic halts on the 3,031-foot-long bridge and pedestrians stream across.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The best-cooling cases often reach that mark by spinning up their fans to annoyingly noisy levels, but the MasterFrame 600 halts that trend by having the third-quietest (or fourth-noisiest) sound pressure level of our test lot.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An attraction catches you off guard!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • One that frequently catches my attention is meaning, or purpose.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Zipping along the vast cliffs of Italy’s breathtaking Sorrentine Peninsula shoreline on his moped bike, Daniel pulls up to a villa.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • His staff is attuned to when a car full of people pulls up to the store, but only one person comes inside – especially if that one person is a young girl with a specific gun model in mind.
    Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Brings up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brings%20up. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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