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
Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.
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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
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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According to Travel & Leisure, Amtrak is in the midst of rolling out elevated menus on its Acela line up and down the Northeastern corridor; all developed by James Beard award-winning restaurateur, Stephen Starr.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Due to security concerns, the extension is only rolling out as a research preview to 1,000 subscribers on Anthropic's Max plan, which costs between $100 and $200 per month, with a waitlist available for other users.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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To assert his view in a personal and visible way, in early 1951 Truman took the unprecedented step of summoning to the White House the entire Federal Reserve Open Market Committee.—
Robert Hormats,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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After the dance, Bianca takes the mic, summoning Morticia and Dort to the stage.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 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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Technologist Steve Mann used a wearable camera to post his life online way back in 1994, while the idea for video game streamer Twitch was born from cofounder Justin Kan live-broadcasting his every waking moment over an eight-month-period starting in 2007.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ford portrays a ruthless, amoral lawyer, who is shot by Leguizamo’s robber, and, after waking from a coma with amnesia, transforms into a more compassionate human being.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 Aug. 2025
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Now, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have developed aerial robots that fly directly into the smoke, gathering data that could make forecasts far more accurate.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Both floors boast 2,500 square feet of space with the top level offering an expansive living, dining, and kitchen area, with a media room, primary suite and dressing rooms, per AD.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Covering every visible wall—save for the dressing rooms, which feature a decorative curtain that continues Jardy's tableau— the mosaic immerses the space in a vision of Farm Rio's tropical world.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 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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Whether on vacation with the family, attending award and sporting events or dressing up for Halloween, the busy star prefers spending as much time as possible with her kids.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some of these garnishes are also dressing up orange wine, a trending summer beverage.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Getting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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