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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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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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Andrade appears to be in good spirits despite the holdup.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Another holdup was that the county needed to deliver a certain amount of trash to the landfills to meet their contract obligations.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although his longest run of the day was for just 13 yards, Wisner consistently ripped off four-, five- and six-yard carries to keep the offense on schedule and in manageable situations.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The running game received a boost when sixth-year back Malik Sherrod ripped off a 44-yard run in the first half, but that’s where the excitement ended.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Nutt faces a felony burglary charge in connection to the incident.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences with no parole, plus another 10 years, for four counts of first-degree murder and one of burglary.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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 10 Nov. 2025.
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