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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
Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Both are highly skilled and trained distillers, with some of the most iconic brands, products, and teachers making up their past.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Time is one of television’s unique advantages as a medium, just as animation is an ideal medium for depicting temporal shifts without distracting makeup or CGI.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The group, made up of a doctor and his patient, a couple and their son, and a baroness and her two lovers, lived on Floreana from 1929 to 1935.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
Both are highly skilled and trained distillers, with some of the most iconic brands, products, and teachers making up their past.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
The production of the race also required months of planning and timing companies, along with the physical makeup of the visual product, which live streamed over YouTube for free.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Time is one of television’s unique advantages as a medium, just as animation is an ideal medium for depicting temporal shifts without distracting makeup or CGI.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for make up
Verb
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Nonetheless, the company boasts a robust balance sheet, with $924 million in cash and cash equivalents, a debt-to-equity ratio of just 4.3%, and cash comprising nearly half of its total assets.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The past 18 months in particular — comprising Copa America, Concacaf Nations League and Gold Cup failures — have driven patience and tempers to the edge.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The next step typically undertaken is to employ a make-or-break test when aiming to devise a generalizable model.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Use them to devise your own words of inspiration for life's bigger moments — and smaller ones too.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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The mix of Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Prairie-style homes built between the late 1800s and early 1900s remain cultural gems that have benefited from preservation efforts.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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What started as a hobby soon became a calling, and in 2007 Luca launched Luxx, his debut nightclub, building a reputation for crafting memorable (or, perhaps hazy) nights out.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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That is the title of a striking piece of artwork hung high above the London skyline, depicting a brooding photograph of Mikel Arteta marking out something that looked like stream-of-consciousness ideas in black paint.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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So why not jump aboard the latest paint color craze for an overhaul that’s perfectly on trend?—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Aug. 2025
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The park is nearing the end of its design stage, said Heather Gleason, the Chicago Park District’s planning and construction director.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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While the long-popular attraction retains much of its ride infrastructure, including an elevator lift and flume design that allows for a steep, watery descent, Journey to Atlantis does have new elements, beginning with the queue itself.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow composed the music for the film.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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But in California, where three-quarters of the state legislature is Democratic, an independent commission composed of equal numbers of Democrats, Republicans, and independents is tasked with redistricting—a shift supported overwhelmingly by California voters in 2010.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The preview also shows West concocting his Sunday Service before delving down his own rabbit hole.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, when he is left near death due to a plot concocted by his former friend Mal, the two are thrown back into each other’s orbit, according to a synopsis of the book.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 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,
14 Aug. 2025
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For the spring 2024 show, Lauren constructed an artist’s loft in a barn at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, reminiscent of his Double RL Ranch.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Make up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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