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Recent Examples of stick up
A.o. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
DeSantis must stick up for Floridians and veto HB 6017 without delay.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
That complaint could be leveled at the inciting incident, too, a stickup attempt to snatch Miccelli’s kickbacks that ends with Rory and Cobby on the run.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Even being practical, she’s often stuck up to the axle on her way
to something edible.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
DeSantis must stick up for Floridians and veto HB 6017 without delay.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Noun
The numbers showed an increase in stickups — if only on paper.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
That complaint could be leveled at the inciting incident, too, a stickup attempt to snatch Miccelli’s kickbacks that ends with Rory and Cobby on the run.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick up
Verb
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Palestinians fear the settlement building in the West Bank - which has sharply intensified since the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that led to the Gaza war - will rob them of any chance to build a state of their own in the area.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The parable describes a traveler who was attacked and robbed of his belongings while people walk by without offering help.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nate wants to keep Polly safe, but that also means introducing her to the darker side of his world, teaching her how to defend herself and enlisting her aid in a convenience-store holdup.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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The main holdup to a longer season is player safety, which, unlike the extended season, has been a huge talking point at the NFL meetings.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The second-round pick out of Ohio State was the star of Friday’s preseason opener, ripping off a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown to open the game.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Their debut Lollapalooza performance on the Grove stage in Grant Park was, in a word, hectic: Milton and Emilio each ripped off their shirts, one of them scaled the stage’s scaffolding and the other threw himself into the crowd.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Charges in the Pitt burglary are expected to follow.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Pitt burglary comes amid a string of celebrity home invasions in Los Angeles in 2025.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Pick up this 10-pack of magnetic hooks for just $11—each one can hold up to 80 pounds!—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the picture, Braxton holds up a bundle of white calla lilies.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Everybody could be tracked through their phone signal, and bank and cryptocurrency accounts could be plundered on a whim.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Although the passengers managed to swim or be hauled on ropes to shore, much of the ship’s cargo—which included tea, brandy, nails, iron, and Wright’s paintings—was lost, washed out of the ship’s hold and either plundered by a passing privateer and people living nearby or sunk below the waves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Palestine Action staged break-ins at Elbit sites across the U.K. last year in the city of Bristol, and at a factory in the county of Kent, where around £1 million ($1.33 million) worth of property was reportedly destroyed.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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In a June 2025 Zoom meeting — less than a month before the July 10 break-in — the American Idol executive shared her most recent scare.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On Valentine’s Day, the home of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban was burglarized after intruders allegedly smashed their way in before looting the residence.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Netanyahu government has repeatedly denied that a famine is taking place or that Israel is attempting to starve Palestinians by choking off food aid into the territories — often claiming that, despite scant evidence, Hamas is looting the supplies.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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