1
as in waked
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 clad
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
Treinen got up and started throwing in the bullpen as Snell settled in to face Bryce Harper.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Whoever got up on stage and performed, everybody loved it.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The home health aide called Michael in the middle of the night, sometime between April 4th and 5th, and Michael got up and went next door.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
At the last Star Wars Celebration event, held in Japan earlier this April, the icon from Alien and Avatar got up on stage to tease a little about her character, Colonel Ward, described as a fighter pilot.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Sonny Milano tied it up just 31 seconds later when his backhander got up over DiPietro’s glove shoulder.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The audience sighed in relief and immediately got up to leave.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Recently, when her daughter was traveling to London for work, Graves still got up to see her off.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Allen got up, took his helmet off and ran off the field.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Whoever got up on stage and performed, everybody loved it.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
The home health aide called Michael in the middle of the night, sometime between April 4th and 5th, and Michael got up and went next door.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
At the last Star Wars Celebration event, held in Japan earlier this April, the icon from Alien and Avatar got up on stage to tease a little about her character, Colonel Ward, described as a fighter pilot.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Sonny Milano tied it up just 31 seconds later when his backhander got up over DiPietro’s glove shoulder.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The audience sighed in relief and immediately got up to leave.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Recently, when her daughter was traveling to London for work, Graves still got up to see her off.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Allen got up, took his helmet off and ran off the field.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up
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These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Bompastor summoned first her million-dollar USWNT winger in Alyssa Thompson from the bench, then two-time WSL Golden Boot winner Sam Kerr.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Khatami summoned me and heard my warning.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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To fill the traditionally empty weeks after Labor Day, Disney rolled out aggressive deals, including an $89-per-day three-park ticket that excludes Magic Kingdom, 50% off children's tickets and the return of free dining for certain dates and packages, according to multiple Disney blogs.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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After Munyon finished the procedure, she was rolled out of the MRI room with the help of Munyon and nurses.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bad Bunny introduced a clip of Hamm dancing at one of his recent concerts before the camera cut to Hamm in the Studio 8H audience, clad in a button-up shirt, sunglasses and bucket hat.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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Newly released 911 transcripts reveal the fear and chaos that gripped students, staff and clergy inside a Minneapolis church when a gunman clad in tactical gear opened fire on them in August.—
Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Days after a gunman drove a truck into a Grand Blanc Township church and opened fire on worshippers, killing four people and wounding eight, hundreds gathered in Flint for a community safety briefing focused on crisis response and prevention in houses of worship.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday night, hundreds of people gathered to remember the teenagers, according to CNN affiliate WABC.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Of course, that singer turned out to be Taylor Swift.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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And while figuring out how to deal with fame was tough, Gaga admitted that the more difficult conflict ultimately turned out to be that between Gaga and Stefani.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Placing the beds under the eaves in this room leaves the tallest part of the room open for play and getting dressed.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Serpentine tote and Serpenti Forever top-handle purse came dressed in its Calla pattern, this time executed in a textured weave that took between 16 and 41 hours to make out of up to 216 meters of raffia strands.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Anna, who had been asleep in the passenger seat, woke with a start, her notebook slipping out of her arms.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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It's been a long time since anyone blamed hip-hop for being too woke.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Got up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20up. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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