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
The woman on the ground got up and tried to take the boy back from me.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Mejiah held on, Bernabel’s glove popped off, and there were smiles all around when Mejiah got up off the ground, uninjured.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
When Nelson got up again, almost 40 shell casings lay in the street.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
And then, when Butler got up to speak, Trujillo said the sun suddenly popped out.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Mejiah held on, Bernabel’s glove popped off, and there were smiles all around when Mejiah got up off the ground, uninjured.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
When Nelson got up again, almost 40 shell casings lay in the street.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
And then, when Butler got up to speak, Trujillo said the sun suddenly popped out.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 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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Naturally, the orphans start being tormented by a demon, who was summoned after the girl’s parents prayed to whatever entity would bring their daughter back.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other titles will be rolled out gradually over the next year.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Every white ball has rolled out in the 100-plus drawings during the past 12 months.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rocker's son Jack, along with his four granddaughters — Pearl, Andy, Minnie and Maple — introduced the performance, with all five clad in Ozzy t-shirts.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The counterprotesters stationed themselves on the first floor in the center of the City Hall rotunda while the police union marched in circles above them around the second-floor atrium outside the mayor's office, clad in black MPA T-shirts.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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More than 100 people gathered at Idaho Capitol steps on Friday evening for the second annual Boise Trans March to rally for LGBTQ+ rights in Idaho — a state where these groups feel under attack.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The biggest home game in Charlotte 49ers history also turned out to be the first win of Bill Belichick’s college coaching career.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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For Turnbull and the VFX team, Professor Orloff (played by Christopher Lloyd) turned out to be an even bigger challenge than Slurp.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dallas dressed only eight players, including three hardship signings, for the sixth time this season — the league minimum required to compete.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped off his armored green train in Beijing on Tuesday, greeted by Chinese officials shaking his hand and leading him down a red carpet, many observers noticed a young girl walking behind him, smiling politely, dressed in black with her hair tied in a bow.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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My first safari was back in 1989; followed by my honeymoon safari in 1996, when my husband and I woke to lion tracks outside our tent.—
Karin Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now it's woke again for trying to wipe an imaginary farmer from its logo.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Got up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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