Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticking up
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Japan stays perfect Team Japan wrapped up pool play undefeated early Tuesday morning, ripping off nine runs in the bottom of the eighth to beat Czechia 9-0.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026 -
After her friend left, Sprunk allegedly tried ripping off the woman's clothes.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of deliberately holding up oil supplies -- claims that Zelenskyy denies.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The company said growing demand for power, supply chain and other issues holding up new power sources and plant outages contributed to the need to keep Comanche 2 open longer than planned.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Davonte Jordan, 18, is accused of robbing an elderly woman at gunpoint.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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That such a hefty topic can be used to create such breathless, eye-watering comedy without tipping into self-indulgence — and without robbing the film of its most meaningful drama — is practically a miracle.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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So, the Board of Supervisors, through the County Executive Officer, has pirated the Treasurer’s office and is now plundering it.—
John Moorlach,
Oc Register,
2 Mar. 2026
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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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Kathy Ireland, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model who later made the cover of Forbes as a branding mogul, has accused her former business managers of looting millions of dollars from her and leaving her deeply in debt.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the Darfur region, three museums suffered complete destruction and looting during the first months of the conflict.—
Eissa Dafallah,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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According to some experts in South Florida, the invading eels could pose a similar threat to native food webs and restoration efforts there.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
12 Mar. 2026
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In 2003, after invading Iraq, initial approval for that war dropped to about 70-75%.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Sticking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticking%20up. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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