did up

past tense of do up
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Recent Examples of did up Specifically, participants who did up to 23 hours of a specific type of cognitive training called speed training over a three year period were found to have a dramatic 25% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia over a 20-year follow-up period. — Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for did up
Verb
  • Baristas in Lima, the capital, were offering cappuccinos decorated with the image of the pope.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Billboard Hot 100 is decorated with both spiderwebs and mistletoe, thanks to hits central to Halloween and Christmas.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Picture windows dominate the 30 ample rooms, which are pleasingly clad in unfinished wood and shocking splashes of lime.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The visual culminates with the sisters clad in Christmas sweaters toasting champagne.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Bacall wore the bracelet in her daily life, carrying with her that small memento of the film that marked the beginning of her relationship with Bogart.
    — Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Many friends wore vintage, some designed their own looks, and others even wore their own wedding dresses.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The conversation pit abutted a window adorned with a beaded curtain, as shown in the background of this photo of Ross with Tracee and Rhonda.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Upon arrival, visitors will be greeted with a facade adorned with over 17,000 lights.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Those pictures of members of the Potawatomi tribe ranging from youths to the elderly dressed in regalia — ceremonial attire and adornments worn at ritual gatherings — show how people choose to represent themselves to their community.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Con where the actor made a surprise appearance, dressed in character, and threw handfuls of candy at the foot of attendees.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The third-deadliest coal mine disaster in United States history — the Cherry Mine fire in Cherry, Illinois, a town of 500 about 90 miles southwest of Chicago — killed 259 men and boys.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Murdaugh, 58, killed his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, on their sprawling property in the South Carolina Lowcountry in 2021.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • They must be staked into the ground, not draped on the headstone.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • During the Mexican-American War, legend has it, one cadet—not much older than Holt—draped himself in the Mexican flag and leapt to his death rather than surrender it to American troops.
    — Reif Larsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Hagens, in obvious pain, got up slowly and made his way to the bench.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In between the dinner of chicken pot pie — the long-standing dinner tradition at the CFDA Awards —and the accolades, guests got up and mixed and mingled among the tables underneath the life-sized, 94-foot-long, 21,000-pound giant blue whale.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Did up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/did%20up. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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