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Recent Examples of stick up
Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Sunlight lines both the living and driving sides with felt, designed for sticking up photos and daily reminders.
—New Atlas, 11 Aug. 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 cousin of a Staten Island driver accused of killing his friend in a high-speed drag racing crash in New Jersey stuck up for his relative Thursday, saying that the young BMW driver wasn’t racing or trying to flee the country.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Sunlight lines both the living and driving sides with felt, designed for sticking up photos and daily reminders.
—New Atlas, 11 Aug. 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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Wahlberg, 54, plays a professional thief who recruits a new team in an attempt to rob a treasure recently recovered from the depths of the ocean.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The man tried to rob him, causing a scuffle that ended with Zeek shot, lying on the ground, dialing 911.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Warriors have not established a set role for Kuminga throughout his tenure with the team, which has been at the heart of the holdup this offseason.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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With training camp underway and the regular season opener coming up in less than a month, Kaprizov’s words Thursday might provide fans with hope that holdup is about economics and not environment.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Obtained from the Jaguars in August, the massive tackle helped untrack an offense that ripped off three TD drives of 79-plus yards.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Gaines had just one carry before the fourth quarter, but when Riley left briefly after coming up limping, Gaines ripped off runs of 13 and 11 yards to help sustain a 75-yard drive that was capped by Riley’s 8-yard TD run.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kelce’s home was broken into last October as part of what police believe was a series of burglaries of high-profile athletes from around the country.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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Between 1976 and 1986, California investigators searched in vain for the suspect behind 12 homicides, 45 rapes, and 120 burglaries, according to the FBI.—
Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The auditorium can hold up to 3,000 people, and nearly every seat was full.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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On the other side of the coin, this pair’s tight herringbone knit holds up admirably under strong wind guests, sheds light precipitation with ease, and stays surprisingly warm.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This lawyer-mugging could go without any response today.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There was no sign of a break-in.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Statement from Carol Mitchell During the sentencing prosecutor Brian McDonald read a statement from Nicole Mitchell’s stepmother, Carol Mitchell, about how the break-in affected her.—
Ingrid Harbo,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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