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
Imagine if Claudia got up crying when NeNe said her clit left her body?
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 25 May 2026
Towns took a hard fall and banged his head and back on the floor, then got up and kept moving.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
The letter states that during the performance Hartwick got up to lead the group.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
Sanchez somehow got up to tip it over the bar.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
People got up off the floor to look around and try to see why there was a commotion.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Reigns got up and hit Punk with a spear.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Lyonne got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.
—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
Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 25 May 2026
Towns took a hard fall and banged his head and back on the floor, then got up and kept moving.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
The letter states that during the performance Hartwick got up to lead the group.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
Sanchez somehow got up to tip it over the bar.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
People got up off the floor to look around and try to see why there was a commotion.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Reigns got up and hit Punk with a spear.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Lyonne got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up
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In April, Anthropic rolled out initial Mythos testing to 50 partners amid concerns over the model's advanced cybersecurity capabilities.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Fans will be able to buy tickets via the NJ Transit app, which rolled out a new feature on Monday which places World Cup tickets at the top of the page.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Ghirri’s oversize Polaroids, which increased the usual scale of his modest images to roughly tabloid size, were mounted on hefty support columns clad in coir, a jute-like material used for doormats, obviously intended to thwart any suggestion of monumentality.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Eco effort While this lodge has been clad in natural materials, it’s been built primarily using glass and steel, and cooled and lit with power from two giant diesel generators.—
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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Hernandez summoned national media hurricanes to two high school track seasons and a volleyball season in the span of one year.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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One of the most surprising parts of sharing the video was realizing just how universal the experience turned out to be.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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More than 100,000 fans turned out in Istanbul on Saturday evening to watch Ye’s first performance in Turkey.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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These are dressed with a creamy mixture of Parmesan, bacon, and collard greens.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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As national movements for racial justice gathered momentum a decade ago, students on campuses were also becoming more aware and outspoken about racial harms.—
Ingrid A. Nelson,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The airy confines of the stately home where Allied commanders are gathered provide both the grandeur and the contrast to the minutiae inked out on vast maps in the small hours of the night.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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More 'woke' allegations to come, Starbuck says Starbuck was at the forefront of a wave of the social media backlash against the commitments corporate America made to DEI and to gay and transgender people in response to the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The rooster that woke me up each morning also did the trick.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Guests arrive at breakfast in white linen shirts and silver Havanas and hang out by the pool drinking bottles of Provencal rose rather than piña coladas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But her star rose and that joyful, beautiful, rather guileless young woman trying to stay cool in a hot city summer lives forever.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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“Got up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20up. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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