RUNG (UP) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

Definition of rung (up)

past participle of ring (up), chiefly British

as in called

to make a telephone call to our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match

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past participle of ring up

as in achieved

to obtain (as a goal) through effort touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term

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But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

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Vella and DeTore already achieved perfect synthesis of psychedelia and death-doom on Song of Salvation.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
Investing involves market risk, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved.

— Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of achieved

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On fourth-and-1 at midfield, Utah's offense dialed up a trick play as wide receiver Creed Whittemore threw deep to Dampier, and the quarterback hauled it in for a 29-yard gain.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Sienna Miller made a romantic case for the blurred lip, Emily Blunt embraced a wintry shade of blonde, and Kim Petras dialed up the drama with graphic liner and ice-blonde bangs.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026

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The emotional compass of the United Farm Workers of America for decades, the petite mother of 14 attained singular stature as a rule-breaking proto-feminist, godmother of the Chicano power movement and doyenne of American labor.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
That level marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but rates stand well above a 0% level established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of attained

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In her remarks, Wintour made the evening’s only direct reference to the midterms, reminiscing about attending a fundraising event for James Talarico, who successfully flipped Texas in the race for the Senate last night, alongside Burch.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Black asserts that the statements made by Garcia are false and that traveling to appear on national television to make such statements about the inquiry into Epstein’s crimes goes beyond the purview of a member of Congress.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of made

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Tre White scored 22 points while and Tyran Stokes and Leroy Blyden added 15 points apiece for the Jayhawks, who won on opening night for the sixth straight season and stretched their streak of home-opening victories to 54 games (dating to 1973-74).

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Robinson scored 14 points in the half while Edmonds added 9 to help the Horned Frogs take a 57-37 lead into halftime that wasn’t challenged in the second.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

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