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
However, as Bowness has stressed all week, the Blue Jackets aren’t the only club getting up to speed.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Cons But getting up early to work out can also present issues.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
And for supervising sound editor Al Nelson, now Oscar-nominated for his work on the film, that meant getting up close and personal to the powerful cars whizzing around corners on the tracks.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Instead, shifting, squatting, perching, and getting up and down were far more common in everyday life.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to provide extra help getting up there if your cat is older or has achy, stiff joints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Video surveillance showed the victim leaving his backpack at a table before getting up to speak with an employee at the restaurant counter, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
But getting up to speed quickly is likely to prove challenging for Uber, Greenberger told CBS News.
—Katherine Moynihan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Kuminga briefly sat down in a courtside chair on the baseline before getting up and walking to the free throw line.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Cons But getting up early to work out can also present issues.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
And for supervising sound editor Al Nelson, now Oscar-nominated for his work on the film, that meant getting up close and personal to the powerful cars whizzing around corners on the tracks.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Instead, shifting, squatting, perching, and getting up and down were far more common in everyday life.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
Don’t forget to provide extra help getting up there if your cat is older or has achy, stiff joints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Video surveillance showed the victim leaving his backpack at a table before getting up to speak with an employee at the restaurant counter, according to the probable cause statement.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
But getting up to speed quickly is likely to prove challenging for Uber, Greenberger told CBS News.
—Katherine Moynihan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Kuminga briefly sat down in a courtside chair on the baseline before getting up and walking to the free throw line.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting up
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Zimbabwe has begun rolling out lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug administered twice a year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Zimbabwe has begun rolling out lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug administered twice a year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Alice cleverly doesn’t answer when Araminta demands to know if the queen is summoning her, just shoots her a coy smile.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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In other words, a home is capable of summoning the California spirit without actually being there.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Remnick was just one of the earliest examples of the Sports section turning out great foreign and national correspondents.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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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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Instead, members devoted every waking breath to restoring Sharia and, by doing so, heralding a new era of blind and impartial justice.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Players spend all of their waking moments in the trenches with the coaches.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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After South Carolina, Jackson will be returned to Chicago for a large celebration of life gathering at a megachurch and the final homegoing services at the headquarters of Rainbow PUSH.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But other pictures showed tens of thousands gathering in the capital in sorrow.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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For midsize brands like Jil Sander or Marni, the clothes are the thing, and both of those brands’ designers – Simone Bellotti and Meryll Rogge, respectively – are interested in dressing an actual client, with little regard for dazzling social media or trickle-down accessories.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The park also pointed out a Junior Ranger booklet's mention of female pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries dressing like men to hide among ship crews.—
Karin Brulliard,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Benioff had revealed over the summer that AI was already doing up to 50% of the work at the company.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
21 Dec. 2025
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The good news, however, is that even casual fans of their music can enjoy and appreciate what Joseph and Dun are doing up there.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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The fall collection adds another brick, as Falcioni seeks to reignite the pleasure of toying with tailoring and dressing up.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Andrew and King Charles embraced the cowboy lifestyle, dressing up in cowboy hats and bolo ties while watching the Calgary Stampede during a visit to Canada in 1977.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Getting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/getting%20up. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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