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as in raised
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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as in introduced
to present or bring forward for discussion
I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money
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as in stopped
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 brought up
The legislation can be brought up for a vote using a Senate process called unanimous consent.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Meyers brought up wedding invitations.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
While answering a question about Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer brought up Dowdle’s comments unprompted.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, was brought up over a past push from the GOP senator to release Epstein files.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
While the kids’ aunt Alex made occasional appearances in the first season, her character was brought up frequently.
—Julia MacCary, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
But for complete compliance, that imported new car has to be brought up to all our relevant safety and emissions standards.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
One possible solution, that never seems to be brought up, is the income cap.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In the podcast interview, though, Carr also brought up the possible revocation of licenses.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Meyers brought up wedding invitations.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
While answering a question about Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer brought up Dowdle’s comments unprompted.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, was brought up over a past push from the GOP senator to release Epstein files.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
While the kids’ aunt Alex made occasional appearances in the first season, her character was brought up frequently.
—Julia MacCary, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
But for complete compliance, that imported new car has to be brought up to all our relevant safety and emissions standards.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
One possible solution, that never seems to be brought up, is the income cap.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
In the podcast interview, though, Carr also brought up the possible revocation of licenses.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought up
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Koivu, the only player in franchise history to have his number raised to the Grand Casino Arena rafters, is the Wild's all-time leader in games played (1,028), assists (504), points (709), power-play points (251), shots (2,270), faceoff wins (10,354) and shootout goals (42).—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Take it from Chris Trentine, who was born and raised in the area and now owns the Crooked Palm Cabana cocktail bar.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Google introduced a new Nest smart speaker last week to go alongside its Gemini smart home upgrades and new security cameras.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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In August 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy introduced new rules for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations to expand commercial drone use.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some dabbled temporarily, and some, like Taivas, never stopped.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Childers doesn’t get much country airplay but that hasn’t stopped the Grammys from recognizing him in this category.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Despite coming from different backgrounds, they are being fostered simultaneously, and their first encounter was chaotic to say the least.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Six programs have fostered 10-win seasons immediately following a change of the guard, including Florida in 2018 with Mullen.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Before referrals were halted, the effort that placed people at the Civic had already moved hard-to-reach homeless people from the street to a shelter space and, in many cases, then on to long-term housing and stability.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The officer took Wallen's wrist and placed the country singer under arrest.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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After injuries halted his short stint in the minor leagues, Minaya worked on the Texas Rangers scouting team in 1985, before working his way up to becoming the assistant general manager of the New York Mets during the late 1990s.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Beer and beverage giant Asahi – which makes Asahi Super Dry Beer, Nikka Whisky and owns foreign brands like Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch – said the attack last week halted order placement and shipping operations and forced it to shut down production at most of its 30 factories nationwide.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the initiative stalled for three years, largely due to City Council rules and changes in the City Council office that represents the area, said Harris and a spokesperson for current Councilmember Henry Foster III.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Without the work of Garver engineers, who designed the memorial on their own time free of charge, and Kinco Constructors who volunteered to build it at cost, the project could have stalled, according to Tudor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Oct. 2025
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If caught in a rip current, remain calm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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This Trendy Queen cardigan caught my attention, since it can be layered with a variety of tops and even styled alone.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Brought up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20up. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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