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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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An Opa-locka teen was arrested Wednesday for robbing University of Miami football player Bryce Fitzgerald, the Florida City Police Department said.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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That decision robbed them of valuable reconnaissance on their actual ski line.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In her opinion, the holdups, delays and claim denials point to the city of Fort Worth trying to save money on treatment costs.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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The holdup, according to those briefed on the talks, was that the Padres were unwilling to take on as much of Arenado’s salary as the D-Backs.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stevenson shed six tackles last week versus an elite Houston defense, ripping off a 20-yard run early before helping to salt the game away late with several carries of five-plus yards in the fourth quarter.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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When the woman exits, her assailant throws her to the ground, rips off her clothes and overpowers her.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Los Angeles Police Department is pursuing a driver wanted for burglary on Wednesday morning near the Inglewood area.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Police are looking for a burglary suspect who led officers on a chase before getting into a car crash on live TV in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The White House has expressed openness to a compromise with the Democrats, who are holding up a government funding bill over the shooting.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Jan. 2026
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Videos posted on social media show protesters chanting inside the hotel and holding up signs, while refusing to leave the lobby.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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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Bainbridge wasn’t shy about plundering her personal life for material.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Last fall, copper thieves plundered about a dozen public streetlights over three city blocks, leaving their neighborhood in the dark.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Last summer’s political violence — and a subsequent break-in at the Capitol by a nude intruder who guards found sitting in the Senate President’s Chair — increased political pressure to harden security.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
26 Jan. 2026
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More recent images showed that the police arrived around noon to investigate the break-in.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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