brings up

present tense third-person singular of bring up
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of brings up 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
  • For Little, this raises even more questions.
    Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In July, a geologist warned that an ongoing cluster of smaller earthquakes near the Nicobar Islands could signal a volcanic eruption in the Andaman Sea, which raises fears of another tsunami.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Source The Canadian Rockies source delivers crisp, natural spring water untouched by unnecessary treatment, while the bottle design introduces a modern convenience that elevates the experience far beyond hydration.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Within this context, Harold, in desperate need of a friend, falls under the sway of Casey, a colleague who introduces him to the weight-lifting lifestyle and, eventually, a reactionary mindset.
    Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When policy, innovation, and business insight align, CCU stops being a piece of green rhetoric and becomes good business.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The buck stops with the humans.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This model fosters creativity and responsiveness.
    Kathleen Hurley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • An official press release about the conference fosters some suspense, only offering a sparse explanation about the discovery.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Antihydra almost certainly never halts.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2025
  • More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled the state earlier this week, a decision that halts action on redistricting, as well as other bills in the legislature.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The center beam shows color and detail clearly, while the outer glow only catches movement.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Plenty of thought clearly also went into creating the right ambience from the moment the team bus pulls up behind the West Stand judging by the different lighting and imagery used to shift the mood as the players pass through the bowels of the arena.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The police vehicle pulls up directly behind a fleeing vehicle with the arms of the device reaching under the fleeing vehicle.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Battery life holds up for long commutes, and Android users get the bonus of LDAC streaming.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In practice, standardization rarely holds up.
    Kathleen Hurley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Brings up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brings%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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