makes up

present tense third-person singular of make up
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Recent Examples of makes up That makes up less than 4% of total roles outside of the police and fire departments, a city spokeswoman said. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 31 Aug. 2025 How much the effects will affect the consumers whose spending makes up 69% of GDP is impossible to know yet. Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 And that’s expected to sap their buying power and reduce consumption, which makes up 70% of economic activity. Paul Davidson, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025 Salty, savory soy sauce makes up the bulk of the vinaigrette and adds great flavor to the dressing. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for makes up
Verb
  • The next pronounced spike came in the mid-1960s — roughly around the time of England’s World Cup win on home soil, and comprises largely those who would play a major role in England’s Euro 96 campaign.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The man stands just beyond a vivid swirl of similarly unclothed American Indians with discolored bodies, a jarring imagining of the senseless violence and disease that ravaged the Ohlone people, who first settled in the coastal Northern California land that now comprises much of the Bay Area.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No one wants to give up on Erica, especially Uhura, who devises a plan to send another shuttle through the wormhole to rescue Erica.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Mary’s enterprising sister Edith (Laura Carmichael) devises a plan to invite Coward, in whose show their friend Guy Dexter (Dominic West), now secretly in a relationship with their former servant Thomas (Robert James-Collier), is appearing.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new spot builds on Pitt’s 2021 debut with the brand, but instead of leaning into elegance and artistry, this round highlights ease and fun.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • China’s upcoming mission builds on this growing awareness and follows NASA’s 2022 effort, considered the world’s first planetary defense test.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cash constitutes only 3% of assets, while debt approaches $2B, roughly 75% of equity.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For all the fitness enthusiasts, the dating coach adds that working out isn’t a hobby and constitutes work.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All executions were temporarily suspended in Idaho while the state constructs the firing squad chamber.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Although the general manager of an MLB franchise constructs team rosters, executes player transactions, and makes critical personnel decisions, the field manager engages directly with players, fosters relationships, and cultivates team culture in the clubhouse.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The variety of blades can tackle several different pruning jobs, which makes this versatile set your new best friend until the first frost sets in.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The motor makes the turbo’s power boost available sooner.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once concentration becomes too high, the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and developers invents a new approach to reverse it.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Well, after his sleep is disrupted by a cat scratching outside his apartment, Charlie invents the perfect solution.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The convoy assembles In order to have a car show with loud exhausts and big rumbling engines in a residential neighborhood, Fizel had to make a few calls.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Makes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makes%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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