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Recent Examples of stick up
Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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
John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Today’s stickup artist is after something else: smartphones.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Unfortunately, though, a lot of people in power don’t see it that way, which means the world needs a lot more Carl Reiners right now, voices and leaders who stick up not just for a select few, but for all of us.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
The stickup comes amid a nearly 23% drop in robberies in the Bronx’s 44th Precinct, which saw 135 robberies as of April 27 compared to 175 in the same time period last year, according to NYPD statistics.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Today’s stickup artist is after something else: smartphones.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick up
Verb
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In Southern California, the fervor around Pokémon cards has led to strings of break-ins in recent months at trading card stores that have amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses and even some collectors robbed at gunpoint.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bland and his two robbery crew members — Ronnie Tucker, 24, of Long Beach, and Abigail Luckey, 50, of North Hollywood — robbed 12 businesses across Los Angeles and Orange counties over a 17-day stretch in early 2024.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The switch caused a brief holdup, but the deal was agreed upon on Saturday afternoon.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2026
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With holdups at home, investors are exploring buildouts abroad, including in the energy-rich Gulf states.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cunningham's third foul — in which the junior seemingly got in a good position to deflect a pass to Woolfolk in the second half's opening minutes — drew the ire of Texas coach Vic Schaefer, who ripped off his suit jacket in protest.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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As Payton officially ripped off the Band-Aid and minted Webb as Denver’s play-caller, the defining narrative of the Broncos’ lead-up to 2026 becomes how much influence Webb actually has on Payton’s overall offensive design.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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Alfredo Muñoz has multiple prior arrests for burglary, assault, vehicle theft and weapons and drug offenses as well as resisting arrest, according to court records.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ibarra and Mejia-Machuca also pled guilty to conspiracy to commit commercial burglary and felony vandalism in connection with a separate burglary that happened just two days before the multi-million dollar heist, at Sim Valley Pawn Brokers.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Warnock held a news conference Monday outside of the warehouse that Department of Homeland Security officials say could hold up to 10,000 detainees — a number that has local officials concerned about whether the city’s water and sewer infrastructure can accommodate a facility of that size.—
Reed Williams,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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In one scene, someone holds up a phone showing the real footage of the Red Crescent workers that day, further blurring the lines between documentary and performance.—
Alexander Durie,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An immigrant delivery man bashed unconscious during a botched four-on-one Manhattan mugging died of his injuries months later, cops said Sunday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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That was the only way to see countries' delegations backflipping and mean-mugging from places like Cortina and Livigno, sort of alternating with the parade in Milan.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If there really was a class of unaccountable, libertine global élites plundering the world, then wasn’t Trump obviously a member?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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What’s the reward for being the most productively plundered of the mid-majors?—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The supple suede makes the soft loafer even more comfortable than the rigid leather loafers that dominated last fall, which often require a break-in period.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
26 Feb. 2026
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The car burglaries are the second vehicle break-in incident at the Ford plant this year, Coonce said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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