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run-ups

noun

plural of run-up
1
as in countdowns

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as in spikes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-ups
  1. preliminaries
  2. spikes
  3. overtures
  4. jumps
  5. warm-ups
  6. extensions
  7. continuations
Noun
  • This year’s Miss World competition recently made headlines during the preliminaries when Ugandan delegate Elle Muhoza made a powerful fashion statement.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Definition of preliminaries
Noun
  • The team identified a continuous midline feature that began as a fleshy crest along the neck and trunk and transitioned over the hips into a single row of spikes running down the tail — each spike positioned over a single vertebra and fitted to each other.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of spikes
Noun
  • 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
  • The United States had been looking for an interlocutor with Cuba and made overtures with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban president Raúl Castro, according to an exclusive USA TODAY interview in July.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of overtures
Noun
  • At a quantum level, though, these reductions are happening in jumps, and Safavi-Naeini’s team measured them in real time, a first-of-its-kind achievement.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After two jumps/throws, only the top six progress, and that is whittled down to four for the final attempt.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of jumps
Noun
  • Last season, while in charge at Burnley, Scott Parker also played music during warm-ups and ball-work phases of sessions — and, like the Italian, his staff paused the tunes for tactical sessions.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • An hour before curtain at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, acrobats tumble, juggle and test a towering Chinese pole, turning warm-ups for ‘Water for Elephants’ into a mini-circus.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of warm-ups
Noun
  • The designer is also committed to introducing new categories, such as leather goods and fragrances and cosmetics in due time, as well as lifestyle extensions in the decorative art space.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, Ruiz and Enrique signed contract extensions to remain with PSG until 2028 (with a further one-year option) and 2030, respectively.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of extensions
Noun
  • Hopefully, the lessons learned here will be used to level up other projects and possible continuations.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Since the series’ end, Stewart has kept busy — and not just by turning his small-screen captain into a big-screen hero with the franchise’s film continuations.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
Definition of continuations
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“Run-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-ups. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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