1
as in rolled 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 clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
all got up in her Sunday best
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Recent Examples of got up
Lyonne got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki got up to 94 pitches Sunday and limited the Rangers to two runs.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Ever wonder what Darth Maul got up to after the Clone Wars?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
In its first season on Sky One, A League of Their Own got up to 600,000 viewers, in a sign of how audiences have fragmented over the years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday night, Aliyu was smiling ear to ear when Mamdani got up to speak at the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, recalling that night.
—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The ball went top left shelf for the equalizer as Kössler tumbled to the turf, then immediately got up and raised her hands.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
At her retirement dinner, people got up, one after the other, to pay tribute to her.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Ada got up very early, before anyone else was awake, and found her mother’s coat, stiff and wet, hanging over the edge of the bath.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki got up to 94 pitches Sunday and limited the Rangers to two runs.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Ever wonder what Darth Maul got up to after the Clone Wars?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
In its first season on Sky One, A League of Their Own got up to 600,000 viewers, in a sign of how audiences have fragmented over the years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday night, Aliyu was smiling ear to ear when Mamdani got up to speak at the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, recalling that night.
—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The ball went top left shelf for the equalizer as Kössler tumbled to the turf, then immediately got up and raised her hands.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
At her retirement dinner, people got up, one after the other, to pay tribute to her.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Ada got up very early, before anyone else was awake, and found her mother’s coat, stiff and wet, hanging over the edge of the bath.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up
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Love Is Blind, for example, has rolled out batches of new episodes over the course of three to four weeks, while earlier this year Star Search aired live episodes twice a week for a month.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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If a federal film tax incentive were rolled out, producers and studios would have a lot of other questions.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bathrooms are big and feel extremely luxurious; clad in marble, with rain showers and big bathtubs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Elsewhere in the photoshoot, Hosk swam in a pool, clad in a white graphic T-shirt and black underwear.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
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In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Oversight Committee summoned her after five Republicans agreed with the minority Democrats to look deeper into how and why Bondi mismanaged the Epstein files release that Congress had demanded.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Local police were summoned and used pepper spray and handcuffs to gain control of the out-of-control and dangerous patient.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Although Robin didn’t stay in retail for long, the experience turned out to be a stepping stone to something bigger.—
Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Life afterward turned out to be extremely difficult for Sanchez.—
Midsi Sanchez,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some leaders from southern states also turned up in Parliament dressed in black as a mark of protest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Comfortable, confidence-boosting styles like these Knix pieces make getting dressed that much easier.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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An early investigation by county detectives found that a small group of people was gathered on the sidewalk outside of a residence on Braddock Avenue when someone began shooting at them from across the street.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The foursome and their furry friend went out to greet the citizens who had gathered in front of the palace to congratulate Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and to enjoy the concert performed in her honor by the band of the Royal Guard during the relay.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
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But nighttime pain that woke me every few hours was likely from overdoing, Bugbee’s nurse explained.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Where will all these sciolistic refugees from woke America go if that largesse dries up?—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The consumer price index rose by a slower-than-expected 1% from a year ago, as domestic demand remained under pressure.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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In other dealings, gold and silver prices rose on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Got up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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