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as in to roll out
to leave one's bed
you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning
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as in to dress
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
all got up in her Sunday best
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the wine book's getup is pretty standard, with wines being arranged according to country of origin
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Recent Examples of get up
Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
Now, Reserve cardholders can get up to 2 cents per point on select hotels and flights booked through Chase Travel.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Her Paris Fashion Week getup featured a totally sheer catsuit layered over a black bra.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The second test is simpler and safer for anyone who’d find getting up from the floor difficult.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
Now, Reserve cardholders can get up to 2 cents per point on select hotels and flights booked through Chase Travel.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Noun
With her all-black getup, cowboy hat, and sparkly septum piercing, Musgraves was the image of a lovelorn singer.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
Her Paris Fashion Week getup featured a totally sheer catsuit layered over a black bra.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get up
Verb
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Official visit season is here and will pick up in earnest next weekend, when programs across the country roll out all their flashiest bells and whistles.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Programs get rolled out, budgets get approved and results disappear into a fog of lagging indicators and anecdotes.—
Brian Tuite,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Madame Gres dressed the likes of Princess Grace of Monaco, Greta Grabo, Marlene Dietrich and Jacqueline Kennedy.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Today, pretty much every maison has a reference dressed in the hue.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The National Mediation Board summoned union leaders and MTA management to a meeting to resume bargaining Sunday evening and both sides picked up the talks Monday.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The court said in a statement that the investigation was widened to include Zapatero, who was summoned to answer a judge’s questions on June 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Schlather’s approach is the opposite of the genteel Spoleto staging, which invoked the opulent sets and costumes of the Met’s designer, Cecil Beaton, on a smaller stage.—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Little happens other than chain-smoking, costume changes and interminable shots of color-shifting strobe lighting splaying across the cast’s cheekbones.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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These 100-percent linen pants have practical front panel pockets for holding small essentials, and shoppers praised the tapered design and ankle-length cut that work well on petite frames.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2026
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Set the scene One of the first things that jumps out at any of 1 Hotels' locations is the biophilic design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Verb
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As a content guy who has made a career on content, these woke Toledoans couldn't be more right.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Berryessa Water Sports has boats for rent fit for all activities on the water — from tubing and wake surfing to fishing to simply relaxing in the sun.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Guests will find raw concrete, ribbed glass, plenty of velvet and bubblegum-hued rugs, and walls clad in cork for the kind of insulation used in recording booths of the 1960s.—
Lindsey Tramuta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Fortunately, the only consequence was that his mother was less than impressed at the return home of her soaking wet husband and son after the elder Cerrato jumped in fully clothed to the rescue.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Save Girls’ Sports activists gathered outside Yorba Linda High School in protest, which OutKick documented firsthand through conversations with parents and attendees at the meet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Before the team’s departure, the staff gathered for a final walk-through.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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“Get up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20up. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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