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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
Parents, 29 May 2026
In the first photo, the actress could be seen holding her toddler son on her hip and standing by her husband as the trio got up close and personal with a giraffe.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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
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Verb
The videos are of course entertaining, often encouraging kids to get up and dance and sing along to the catchy tunes at the center of each one.
—Parents, 29 May 2026
In the first photo, the actress could be seen holding her toddler son on her hip and standing by her husband as the trio got up close and personal with a giraffe.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Noun
From there, the scene jumps to Milan, where Andy and Miranda are seen attending myriad fashion shows and wearing a series of ravishing getups, all soundtracked once again by Madonna’s 1990 hit.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for get up
Verb
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Under the measure, districts would have to roll out their new ban by the start of the 2027-2028 academic year.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The bill would roll out several regulations on the industry, including clarifications on player transfers and payments, rules on midseason coach movement, and a ban on professional players from reentering the NCAA.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2026
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Best Amazon Outlet Dress Deals There’s something about summer that makes getting dressed feel dramatically easier once dresses enter the picture.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Customers can order chili or sauerkraut toppings at the window and dress their dogs with relish – green or red pepper – and yellow mustard, stored in containers on a counter inside.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The distance between your villa and dinner or your villa and the spa, however, can be long–but your butler can summon a golf cart to make getting around much easier.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Five others escaped the cave’s narrow tunnels after rescue efforts by international experts summoned to the perilous cave in central Laos.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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The scene was genuinely awful to watch, but the movie—a story of plague, passion, period costumes, and an unwashed man in a tunic skipping town to cure writer’s block—ended up thrilling us; the portrayal of two creative minds working together (and apart) was, oddly, familiar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Fans wear ruffled shirts, eye patches and other period costume elements at concerts, which are high-energy and theatrical and adorned with skulls and crossbones, tricorn hats, and anchors.—
Sofia Goldstein,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
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Loved the quirky design features, like the aluminum rocking chair at the work desk, which added unexpected personality to the room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The cups also feature a more angular design, visibly protruding rather than gradually curving.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2026
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Some of Iris Nemani’s earliest memories of the arts have to do with her parents waking her up — as a very young child — late at night to watch classic movie musicals on TV.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The bitter, woke drumbeat is not working any more.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Oscar Bolanos, 67, has been linked to the slaying of Robert Pangborn, 31, who on May 21, 1983, was found partially clothed and fatally stabbed in Northern California.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Friday afternoon — as lines of weary travelers stretched from Amtrak’s customer service desk — dozens of Amtrak workers, clad in hard-hats and high-viz vests, could be seen from the western end of Platform 6.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Movie night is a chance for the Islanders to gather together to witness some of the major moments and own up and apologize.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Helicopter footage captured by NBC4 showed police tape cordoning off a section of the residential street, where a large number of emergency responders were gathered.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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