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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,
22 June 2026
The team isn't just made up of Americans.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
RuPaul‘s Drag Race icon and RuPaul’s very own makeup artist Raven is returning to compete in the franchise’s new spinoff Drag Race Down Under vs the World.
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Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
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Ongoing work in string theory — the idea that our universe, at its smallest, most fundamental level, is made up of vibrating strings — suggests a way these concepts might be connected.
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Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
The team isn't just made up of Americans.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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The brand, created by makeup artist and OG beauty founder Bobbi Brown, largely eschews third-party distribution, opting instead to open its own stores.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
RuPaul‘s Drag Race icon and RuPaul’s very own makeup artist Raven is returning to compete in the franchise’s new spinoff Drag Race Down Under vs the World.
—
Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
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In the field, such systems would likely comprise a backpack that contains batteries and cooling systems.
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Clad in three-piece tailoring, pristine shoes and often a jaunty hat, this group comprises the influencers, brand founders, buyers, and journalists that orbit the menswear market.
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One of the easiest ways for an AI maker to guide an LLM in mental health chats is to use a system-wide prompt devised by the AI maker.
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National momentum for school screen Time limits LAUSD’s action to devise new limits in April spurred interest in the issue across the nation, said Jodi Carreon, who co-runs the California chapter of the Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project, a leader in the movement.
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That edit-first habit is the real core of how to build a capsule wardrobe, since what is left reveals the gaps worth filling.
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Web developers and digital designers These workers build websites and apps, employing both coding and visual design skills.
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Now, chunks of the blue paint are gone, exposing its rocky bottom.
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Now chunks of the blue paint are gone, exposing its rocky bottom.
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The national debate will keep arguing about which ERPO design is philosophically correct.
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Engineers still need to examine the bridge design, inspection history, traffic loads, weather, material condition and measurement uncertainty before deciding whether to repair, restrict traffic or close a bridge.
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Music for this episode was composed by Ramtin Arablouie, and his band, Drop Electric, which includes Navid Marvi, Sho Fujiwara, and Anya Mizani.
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The mosaic is composed of nine photographs, each covering an area of the sky larger than the Moon.
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Simple, sleek, and sophisticated, this one-shoulder jumpsuit is the easiest way to concoct a chic yet comfortable outfit.
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.
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State media reported that Kim is also reviewing plans to construct new naval bases.
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The story is constructed around a love connection made when candid voicemails sent by a grieving San Francisco prep cook wind up in the ear of the wrong person — a cute guy in Austin.
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“Make up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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