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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
Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Among the issues were a generational shift in how audiences reacted to animal acts and heavily made up clowns.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Stylist Erin Walsh opted for a strapless Valentino gown in the film’s signature red, white, and black color scheme, and makeup artist Gucci Westman kept the glam light (no heavy dark lower lash line in sight).
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Hyphae are the individual filaments that make up the fungal body, or mycelium.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Among the issues were a generational shift in how audiences reacted to animal acts and heavily made up clowns.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
Williams thinks Lockport has talent and makeup to keep the early winning going.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Stylist Erin Walsh opted for a strapless Valentino gown in the film’s signature red, white, and black color scheme, and makeup artist Gucci Westman kept the glam light (no heavy dark lower lash line in sight).
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
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The hotel takes up about half the building (the non-Whitehall-facing component comprises lavish private residences and restaurants).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The pastor says the online audience typically comprises Farsi speakers from roughly a dozen countries including Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The crowd of about 50 people also began to devise a plan that would address public health in the absence of the hospital, which was abruptly shuttered last month after hospital ownership cited financial distress.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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This byzantine corporate structure apparently did not exist until Altman devised it.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Because the property was given special permission to build here and to date, is the only structure in Gion allowed to be above the legal limit of 39 feet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Amid planning for those flights, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the agency will send up another Orion crew next year to rehearse rendezvous and docking procedures with moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Michigan packed the paint on defense, basically giving the team that averaged the fifth-fewest 3-point attempts in the country this year free rein from long distance, then daring Arizona to create inside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Adelman and assistant coach JJ Barea launched profanities at the refs while Adelman ventured to the paint to help his star up.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The show mostly avoids the politics that swirl around the design business, especially these days when critics are obsessed with the environmental evils of fast fashion and the shortcomings of an industry known to exploit labor around the globe.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The design process took more than five years, a negotiation between the city’s strict hydraulic requirements and the neighborhood’s shifting wishes; the result was something no one had pictured in advance.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Credit, therefore, for how Wrexham responded, belatedly bringing a sense of urgency to their play and halving the deficit through Windass’ composed 34th-minute finish.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The league, composed mostly of former college players, starts each session with a draft to keep the teams even.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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In it, Pattinson concocts three cocktails thematically linked to his own work and three more inspired by his all-time favorite films.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Time to grow up and reject belief systems concocted before the invention of clocks and toilet paper.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Jackson County could soon take steps aimed to ensure new data centers are not constructed in unincorporated areas of the county, at least temporarily.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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On June 12, 2025, Koren filed a complaint with the Whitehall Township Zoning Office stating a greenhouse was being constructed without a property building permit on her neighbors' property.—
Terra Sullivan,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Make up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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