1
as in rolling out
to leave one's bed
you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning
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2
as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
all got up in her Sunday best
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Recent Examples of getting up
Gaw recommends individuals, particularly women in midlife, eat breakfast one to two hours after getting up to regulate their blood sugar and hormones and supercharge their energy for the day.
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Nix had to throw it away and tossed his hands up after getting up from the turf.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
Slowly open your eyes and wait another minute or two before getting up.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Guests of Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland are getting up close and personal with Highlanders, a mild-mannered, highly social breed of cows native to the country.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Luck was sacked a career-high 41 times as a rookie (fourth highest in the NFL that year) and kept getting up, willing a group that went 2-14 in 2011 to 11 wins one year later.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Borjon needed assistance getting up and was taken from the field on a cart about midway through the 2½-hour workout.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Nix had to throw it away and tossed his hands up after getting up from the turf.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
Slowly open your eyes and wait another minute or two before getting up.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Guests of Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland are getting up close and personal with Highlanders, a mild-mannered, highly social breed of cows native to the country.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Luck was sacked a career-high 41 times as a rookie (fourth highest in the NFL that year) and kept getting up, willing a group that went 2-14 in 2011 to 11 wins one year later.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Borjon needed assistance getting up and was taken from the field on a cart about midway through the 2½-hour workout.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting up
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Fortunately, House of Guinness intertwines the two tasks, rolling out new players in the series’ family drama in ways that also reveal details of the setting.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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In a first since 2020, Apple is rolling out several new iPhone designs.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The trailer already gives you an idea of the memes that will spawn from this movie, between Grogu using that telescope, summoning a bowl of chips with the Force, riding on a mini speeder with a bunch of Babu Friks, or eating space popcorn at a sporting event with dad.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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Seven people receive mysterious poison pen letters summoning them to a posh townhouse.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The network will air the iconic Video Music Awards for the first time ever, and a number of top names are turning out to support the event.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Old Hamlet’s retainers acquired crumbling public housing estates turning out occupants enabling them to build showy apartments for cash buyers.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, there are things owners can do to discourage their dog waking them early in the morning for food or exercise.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Patients in the study were administered the drops twice a day, usually on waking and again about six hours later, with an optional third dose if symptoms recurred or additional visual comfort was needed.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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About half of Constellation’s US customers are Hispanic, and some have stopped going out to restaurants and gathering in large groups out of fear of being swept up in deportations, CEO Bill Newlands previously said.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Known for her obsession with workwear and dressing stars like Coco Jones, Tate McRae, Lala Anthony, and Camila Cabello, Wade continues to redefine workwear, this season taking her exploration of corporate hierarchies from the boardroom to the warehouse floor.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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The French couturier built close relationships with the superstars of his era, dressing them for the stage and screen — a legacy that continues under the house’s current creative director, Olivier Rousteing.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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After all, though TikTok may tell you that everyone is doing up their dorm rooms at the cost of roughly a new car, in reality, the average family spend (according to a RetailMeNot poll) is a much less jaw-dropping $598.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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One of my favorite trends is getting your pets involved in dressing up.—
Trisha Easto,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Don’t think for a minute that dressing up for Halloween is child’s play.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Getting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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