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Recent Examples of stick up
Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath of the American defeat, several of Bradley’s players attempted to stick up for their captain.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The numbers showed an increase in stickups — if only on paper.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The remains of the old stamp mill, where ore was crushed to extract gold, stick up on the hillside.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath of the American defeat, several of Bradley’s players attempted to stick up for their captain.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Today’s stickup artist is after something else: smartphones.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The numbers showed an increase in stickups — if only on paper.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick up
Verb
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But Gallagher couldn’t bear robbing the audience — and Marissa — of the satisfaction of his downfall.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger and stealing her jewelry, police say.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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He was charged in 2002 with being the getaway driver for two gunmen who killed a Brinks armored car driver, Dena Monique Daniels, during a holdup that year in Berkeley.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Panama Canal’s administrator, Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, said the holdup over the Panama ports deal led the ACP to explore the terminal proposals.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The leader of these superheroes rips off his protective visor and unleashes a catastrophic optic blast.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Running back Rhamondre Stevenson ripped off a 56-yard run on the second play of the game.—
Doug Kyed,
Hartford Courant,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Authorities said police responded to reports of a burglary early morning, when security staff alerted officers of the troubling incident.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the burglary.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the program has been held up by the federal government shutdown.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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The photos show the couple's two older kids — son Charlie, 2, and daughter Grace, 5 — holding up balloon numbers of 1 and 2, while Abbie is pictured holding a series of sonogram images and the balloon number 3.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Staged to look like a random mugging of a courier, the robbery was, in fact, a sophisticated heist that would ultimately involve the Provisional IRA, the New York mafia and the Colombian cartel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The mugging of his early selfies has vanished.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pahlavi ruled from 1941 to 1979, when the Islamic Revolution ousted him amid allegations of repression and accusations that the pro-Western longtime ruler had plundered his nation’s treasury.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Hoka Kawana 2 proved best for training thanks to its cloud-like insoles, strong support, and zero break-in period.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The charge the adult break-in suspect faces, breaking and entering, is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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