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Recent Examples of stick up
Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Some contestants went out to dinner, where Brown got the chance to thank Santos for sticking up for him.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 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
Man-su tries to stick up for his team, who really don’t seem all that bothered, but the Americans aren’t listening.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Some contestants went out to dinner, where Brown got the chance to thank Santos for sticking up for him.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 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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Both men are suspected of having been part of a team alleged to have robbed the Louvre last week.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The movie tries to pick up the threads of previous films, but, in attempting to make Myers more mystical, this film robs him of his knife-edge menace.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the holdup is the fact that, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer, Golden State does not want Malik Monk in return.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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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Among them was a hip bone graft to cover a chunk of bone that was ripped off in one bite from the bear.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Lions ripped off four straight victories until last week’s loss at Kansas City and now return home highly motivated to put that frustrating defeat behind them.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The jury also found Serafini guilty of first-degree burglary for the break-in at the couple’s West Lake Boulevard home.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Robberies and burglaries have gone down about 23% and 28%, respectively.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With thick foam cushions, a machine-washable cover and a 330-pound capacity, this kids couch will hold up to the toughest play.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Or look to heavy-duty hooks Made from heavy-duty steel, these hooks can hold up to 265 pounds.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 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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Along with goods for trade and plundered wealth, concepts of the soul have traveled the networks of empire.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The French started to plunder Spanish ships on their voyages to Spain, and the English quickly joined in—their attacks shaped, in part, by the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, which spawned anti-Catholic and anti-Spanish sentiment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Martin died last weekend at age 36 while in police custody in Oakland after a home break-in.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cassidy Manetta, the marketing manager for the theater, told reporters in a press release Friday that the break-in is projected to cost the theater over $250,000.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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