RUN-UPS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

run-ups

noun

plural of run-up

as in countdowns

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Relevance

as in spikes

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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

Hardliners in Iran initially criticized Pezeshkian and Araghchi’s diplomatic overtures to Washington, deeming a decision to visit the country actively waging war against them as a sign of surrender.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
Marconi has resisted overtures from private equity firms, which have shown a growing appetite to invest in the food industry.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of overtures

Noun

Understandably, no forecast predicted a war, and with so little supply to spare, big disruptions translated into big price jumps.

— The Conversation, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Hunters are judged on style while hurdling barriers, while jumpers depend on speed and clean jumps.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of jumps

Noun

Use the following four-part framework to customize your warm-ups to best meet your needs.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of warm-ups

Noun

Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and Miles McBride, key contributors to the Knicks’ 2026 championship run, are each up for contract extensions entering the final years of their respective deals.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
The plan was to add extensions to each end of the structure after more funding became available.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 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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