1
as in to erect
to fix in an upright position
the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof
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2
as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens
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as in to sell
to offer for sale to the public
put their possessions up for auction
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4
as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the university puts up students in a variety of buildings
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5
as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of put up
The Wisconsin Coalition recently put up billboards around Milwaukee urging people to stand with Gaza.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Cadets controlled the entirety of the first half, holding the Zephyrs to 43 yards of offense while putting up 250 yards of their own.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
The fame and theatrics were followed by years of repose in a basement before the casket was put up for sale this month on Facebook Marketplace.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Small markets often have to put up funding towards new buildings or risk losing their franchise.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Cadets controlled the entirety of the first half, holding the Zephyrs to 43 yards of offense while putting up 250 yards of their own.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
The fame and theatrics were followed by years of repose in a basement before the casket was put up for sale this month on Facebook Marketplace.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Small markets often have to put up funding towards new buildings or risk losing their franchise.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put up
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Practice just ended upstairs inside the Novant Health Training Center, which sits across the street from the multi-million facility being erected that’s going to serve as the Charlotte Hornets’ performance center in 2027.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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That monument, erected in 1892, finally found a new home earlier this year in the Lost in New Haven Museum, NBC Connecticut reported.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Shon and his collaborators, including Ruozhu Feng and Wei Wang, built their prototype with carbon electrodes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Nearly every duke and earl and baron in England was competing to build great rare book collections, and lots and lots of fake manuscripts emerged.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Most of the stores surrounding this block are hybrids, selling biking equipment and coffee.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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By the early sixties, these bricks, now made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, were sold across Europe and the United States.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Away from the ship, Barton was spending much of her time in a warehouse called Los Fosos, four long buildings housing hundreds of reconcentrados who were dying so quickly their graves went unnamed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the first few months that initiative has closed down two homeless camps, including a prominent one in Fountain Square, and housed 30 people living in them, according to project leaders.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Shiz University roommates initially clash before forming a friendship, which is tested at the end of the first movie when the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), who secretly plots to silence the talking animals of Oz, comes between them.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Casanovas and Benlloch are plotting a continued, healthy expansion.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The acting head of DOE’s environmental program was fired in early September, prompting speculation that the agency was trying to shift toward storing the waste by mixing it with a cement-like substance called grout, reported Science.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ice is often taken for granted today, but the ability to both store and keep frozen water signified immense influence and privilege in ancient cultures.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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For the event, which raises money for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Gomez exuded old Hollywood elegance in a glamorous black gown featuring sparkly embellishments.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Sanders backed Platner’s campaign, and the senatorial hopeful has raised millions of dollars for his campaign.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Begging or drunkenness could mean a week to a couple of months on a chain gang, grading and paving roads, fixing bridges, hauling debris, and otherwise helping to construct the fast-growing city.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some may be constructed from lighter aluminum for more even heating, while darker pans may conduct heat more slowly.—
Molly Allen,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Put up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20up. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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