RUN-UP Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

run-up

noun

Definition of run-up

as in countdown

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as in spike

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Recent Examples of run-up The center of gravity for back-to-school marketing will keep drifting later, with promotional pushes in the first two weeks of September becoming as strategically important as the late-July run-up. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 While inflation has fallen the last two months, that only occurred after a very steady run-up earlier in the year. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Ole Miss’s run-up to playing host to Mizzou features dust ups with LSU, Florida and Vanderbilt. — Pj Green august 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026 The report caused SpaceX shares to reverse a healthy run-up during regular trading hours Tuesday. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for run-up

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Noun

As the countdown to the 2026 college football season begins, UCF is ready to shift its focus from preseason camp to facing an actual opponent.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Someone listening to SpaceX's live stream began a countdown from 5 seconds, and everyone went silent and hands and eyes moved to cameras and viewfinders.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of countdown

Noun

ProPublica shared its analysis with more than a dozen maternal health experts, including leaders in the field, who were unaware of the spike; early pregnancy complications are chronically underresearched.

— Andrea Suozzo, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
In the months following Kirk’s death, Stevens said the free speech organization had a notable spike in professors reporting retaliation for their speech – both from university administration and lawmakers.

— Angele Latham, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of spike

Noun

Excluding pole vault and high jump, the jumps and throws include fields of only eight athletes competing over four rounds (compared to six attempts each in an Olympic final).

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This is a big jump for Fleury, who has never before worked as an offensive coordinator at any level of football, and most recently was the 49ers' tight ends coach for the past four seasons.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of jump

Noun

And an overture from an ABC exec (Jessica Hecht) to Andie to jump ship represents another kind of unsettling grooming.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Tottenham’s Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray, Stuttgart’s Angelo Stiller, Brighton’s Carlos Belaba, Botafogo’s Danilo and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Larsson were among them, while overtures were made regarding Victor Froholdt’s availability at Porto.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of overture

Noun

Ives, who introduced menswear last season, plans to pay homage to the institution through his continuation in the category, this time in the form of two men’s suits, semi-ironically made in collaboration with Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
What wasn’t new was the continuation of the kind of barbarity that dominated conflicts of recent memory, from Cambodia to Rwanda.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of continuation

Noun

Zach Benson’s playoff performance looked like a prelude to a breakout.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In 1996, when the first three novels were reprinted again, Kennedy appended a prelude that reads like an account of the cycle’s evolution—except that the author of these books is identified as Billy Phelan’s nephew Daniel Quinn.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of prelude

Noun

The weekly stochastics have registered an oversold upturn, increasing the likelihood that the recent low was an important one.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
The gentle upturn at the corners of the mouth gives Samoyeds a cheerful look, one suited to a major fashion campaign.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of upturn

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