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
Recently, when her daughter was traveling to London for work, Graves still got up to see her off.
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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
At an emotional team dinner Friday night, coach Sherrone Moore got up to address the team.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The woman on the ground got up and tried to take the boy back from me.
—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
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
At an emotional team dinner Friday night, coach Sherrone Moore got up to address the team.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
The woman on the ground got up and tried to take the boy back from me.
—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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They’re periodically summoned for advice, including to review evidence and vote on whether the FDA should approve drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, often when FDA officials face a difficult decision.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ellen is about to go out for a ride when she’s summoned to the Great Hall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft rolled out a flexible work policy after offices reopened from pandemic closures where employees were permitted to work from home up to half the time without official approval.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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This week, the company rolled out a package of developer tools, industry standards work, and new partnerships designed to let AI agents make purchases on behalf of consumers with the same ease and trust people expect from today’s electronic payments.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Designed by Foster + Partners, the restaurant is striking, clad entirely in rare white onyx across the floors, walls, and tables.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The exterior is clad in wood and topped with a metal roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Young adults like all those who gathered to see Kirk on that sunny day.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Red Sox offense was so quiet that in the bottom of the second, a large flock of birds gathered in a sunlit patch of center field grass at the edge of the warning track and remained there undisturbed for several minutes.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mad Men would be named Best Drama for a third straight year and Temple Grandin commenced what turned out to be a seemingly endless onslaught at every applicable awards show, as the TV-movie tied an Emmy record with five major wins.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Sep. 2025
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For a long time, dietary guidelines recommended that people reduce their fat intake, a suggestion that turned out to be too broad and misguided.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The company's founders, dressed in uniform-like blue jackets and khaki pants, rang the bell at the National Stock Exchange to start the trading day.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant takes a tongue-in-cheek approach in both its decor—think massive chandeliers, portraits of flamingos dressed as gentlemen and women, and a stylish Art Deco atrium facing Las Vegas Boulevard—and its food and beverage offerings.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Walton-Penner ownership group woke everybody up.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Got up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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