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
In eastern Cuba, 5 to 10 inches of rain are expected through Tuesday, with some spots possibly getting up to 12 inches.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
While researchers are not yet certain of the optimal frequency to interrupt sitting, LaCroix said that getting up three times each hour is better than only getting up once per hour.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Barrymore couldn't help but laugh at the trio going viral for getting up close and personal with each other's toes.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
And people, when the chest-burster happened, were getting up out of their seats and leaving the theater.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The scenic village, which has a population of approximately 780 people, was getting up to 10,000 tourists a day, according to a report from The Guardian.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Fellow wide receivers Chris Marshall and Cam Bates came over to celebrate with Brown before realizing he was still hunched over the ball and showed no signs of getting up.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
While researchers are not yet certain of the optimal frequency to interrupt sitting, LaCroix said that getting up three times each hour is better than only getting up once per hour.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Barrymore couldn't help but laugh at the trio going viral for getting up close and personal with each other's toes.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
And people, when the chest-burster happened, were getting up out of their seats and leaving the theater.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
The scenic village, which has a population of approximately 780 people, was getting up to 10,000 tourists a day, according to a report from The Guardian.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Fellow wide receivers Chris Marshall and Cam Bates came over to celebrate with Brown before realizing he was still hunched over the ball and showed no signs of getting up.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting up
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Trump’s measure was followed by the EU rolling out additional sanctions and agreeing to finance Ukraine for the next two years.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Spotify is rolling out a major update for parents who want more control over what their children listen to.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Navigating the software involves using hand gestures and speech, although the headset also has a button for summoning Google’s Gemini and a touchpad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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This funds Saverino the naturalistic tonal shifts into her character’s feminist, middle-aged adult self, summoning memories and deductions about the lives of her grandmother and mother.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 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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This notion supports the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, which proposes that dream content often reflects aspects of a person’s waking life.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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The wife, who’d been fixated on the cages, shook with a startle, as if waking from a dream.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Colvert, a 15-year-old from Pasadena, created the group to restore normalcy for teen girls affected by the devastating California wildfire, gathering beauty products, clothes and other personal supplies in a call that went viral.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The entries this year range from a photograph of a horseman at sunset in Turkey, spotted between large rocks that appeared to form a natural stage, to a bird's-eye view of thousands gathering at the Ganges River in India to celebrate the body of water as a source of life.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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For another easy Halloween get-up, consider dressing as Saoirse Ronan's titular character in Lady Bird.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Without spoiling the climax, A Tale of Two Sisters uses the haunted house motif almost as a window dressing to obscure the psychological aspects at play in this immensely enthralling, supernatural flick.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 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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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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Unlike past attempts at fictionalizing his life, Macmanus barely touches on the fact that Gacy had a hobby of dressing up like a clown, and doesn’t show any actual murders in the series.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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But what about the amateur adventurer who also enjoys dusting off and dressing up after a long day on the trail?—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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