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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
the book is made up of 20 chapters
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as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"
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as in paint
preparations intended to beautify the face
she never left the house without applying her makeup and arranging her jewelry
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the makeup of the memorial is strikingly simple: a single massive globe signifying world unity
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Recent Examples of make up
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recognizing the global impact of a model who has dominated the industry over the last 12 months, the Model of the Year award was evaluated by a panel of industry experts made up of Campbell Addy, Rosie Vogel and Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
First, rather than slapping a latex mask and makeup on Schuster-Koloamatangi, performance capture technology is used to have Dek’s face come alive with the actor’s expressions.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
According to Shelter Animals Count, large breeds make up 29 percent of all shelter intakes but only 26 percent of adoptions, leaving many stuck in kennels while smaller dogs find homes more quickly.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recognizing the global impact of a model who has dominated the industry over the last 12 months, the Model of the Year award was evaluated by a panel of industry experts made up of Campbell Addy, Rosie Vogel and Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
Fran Drescher’s go-to makeup brand).
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
First, rather than slapping a latex mask and makeup on Schuster-Koloamatangi, performance capture technology is used to have Dek’s face come alive with the actor’s expressions.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make up
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Competitive sections for features, documentaries, and shorts each comprise 16 titles, while retrospectives, restorations, and regional premieres are grouped into three out-of-competition strands of 24 films.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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That’s up from , enough to comprise nearly one-fifth of all money invested in the stock market.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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No matter when or how many times the Eagles run the tush push at Lambeau Field, the Packers must devise a way to do what at times seems impossible because of one, how good the Eagles are at it, and two, how the play is officiated.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The project is part of NASA’s SIMPLEx, or Small, Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration, program, which aims to spur researchers and companies to devise ways to use small spacecraft to carry out science investigations for pennies on the dollar.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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To build workplaces that are not just more efficient, but more human.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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No Border Patrol agents were injured, despite other projectiles including paint cans and bricks being aimed at them.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sunday was a step in the right direction, as the Bearkats ended the night shooting 29% from the field and shot 38% on layups, with the Horned Frogs’ length and size making scoring in the paint increasingly difficult.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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The growing acceptance of Indian design is one reason Bohra no longer resists the Made in India label.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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The largest maritime manufacturing company in Indonesia, PT Pal has advantages in the design and construction capabilities of naval vessels, commercial vessels, and general engineering.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Manilow has produced, composed, and performed some of the most iconic commercial jingles of all time for companies and brands such as State Farm, Band-Aid, KFC, Pepsi and McDonald’s.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Bedecking the old fish-out-of-water story formula in holiday garb and tinseling it with some apt moral messages for this dysfunctional age, screenwriters Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick have concocted a satisfyingly new-fangled Christmas yarn.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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The menu at Otaleg is constantly evolving, as Radicioni experiments with new combinations in his gelato laboratory, often concocting head-turning flavors based on his favorite savory dishes.—
Nina Ruggiero,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Her cylinder chignon stuck out at Kris Jenner’s 0070 party, constructed, once again, by Appleton.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Make up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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