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Recent Examples of stick up
Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Paul Clement, who has twice in his career courageously resigned rather than abandon his clients under external pressure, has stood up for this principle by defending firms against Trump’s onslaught, even when those firms never stuck up for him.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Frank Moten was always of the mindset that Cadillac Richie did the robbery, but the real Cadillac Richie is a little bit different than our Cadillac Richie; the real Cadillac Richie was more of a stickup kid.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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Verb
On Saturday, Boston police officers responded to a crash at Morton Street and Cemetery Road, which runs through Franklin Park, and found a Dodge Ram stuck up against a light pole.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Paul Clement, who has twice in his career courageously resigned rather than abandon his clients under external pressure, has stood up for this principle by defending firms against Trump’s onslaught, even when those firms never stuck up for him.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
Cadillac Richie was more of a kind of independent, stickup kid.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Frank Moten was always of the mindset that Cadillac Richie did the robbery, but the real Cadillac Richie is a little bit different than our Cadillac Richie; the real Cadillac Richie was more of a stickup kid.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick up
Verb
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They were robbed, they were robbed of lots of things.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Four individuals are at large after posing as police officers and robbing a deli in New York City, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The holdup man, Orlando Hernandez Barroso, 29, died, hit about seven times.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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The $14 million was what the judge determined to be the potential loss to developers due to the city’s holdup of the project, including lost profits, inflation, the increasing cost of materials, and interest and utility costs.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Rays have moved into Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the rival New York Yankees, after Hurricane Milton ripped off the roof of Tropicana Field.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Very few of them have made nothing because the United States was being ripped off by every, almost every country in the world, in the entire world.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Comparing April 2025 with April 2024, overall crime — including robberies — have seen a 13.5% decrease, while burglary showing a 9.6% decrease and incidents involving grand larceny decreasing 4%.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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Listen to this article A vehicle slammed into the front of a La Jolla business early Tuesday in a burglary, resulting in thousands of dollars of losses and the deaths of multiple fish at an eyewear store, San Diego police said.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Verb
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While the concept of a unisex scent is relatively tame in 2025, the fragrance still holds up.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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These issues were holding up his overall support over the last three months.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
2 May 2025
Verb
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There is something perverse about a civilization that plunders its archives to build statues.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This weekend’s incident is the latest in a spate of subway car break-ins.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Tap the Neighbors tab to view pictures and video of events in your neighborhood such as porch thefts, attempted break-ins, and acts of vandalism.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In November 2024, the Associated Press reported that prices in Gaza skyrocketed after nearly 100 trucks of food and humanitarian aid were looted by armed men.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists noted that many of the tombs had been looted centuries or possibly thousands of years earlier, but a few items survived.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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