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Recent Examples of stick up
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
The shot appeared to be going over the net and Eichel put his stick up to deflect it.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2025
Today’s stickup artist is after something else: smartphones.
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Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
For a young team learning to stick up for each other, Mangiapane brings a needed dirtiness to the Hawks.
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Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
The shot appeared to be going over the net and Eichel put his stick up to deflect it.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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.
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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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Academy and elite club teams essentially robbed prep soccer of its best players by forcing them to choose between their high school teams and elite club programs, demanding a year-round commitment and banning participation in other sports.
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Prosecutors said Demond Edwards and two other men got out of a car, pointed guns at undercover law enforcement officers and an informant, and tried to rob them.
Noun
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Those actively tracking the developments wondered about the holdup.
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Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas recorded 112 delays as of the afternoon, with the holdups lasting between 16 and 30 minutes over wind disruptions.
Verb
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George Lopez and Joe Rogan are among those to accuse Mencia of ripping off their material, with Rogan and Mencia even once getting into a public confrontation over the matter.
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Instead of ripping off his shirt, or wildly gesticulating, McTominay ran to the edge of the pitch with his hands facing down and his lips pursed.
Noun
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Cornelius Houston will face charges of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit other felony and unlawful restraint, according to Fort Worth jail records.
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Waite was convicted on June 17 of two counts of first-degree assault; two counts of first-degree burglary; three counts of second-degree assault; and one count of criminal possession of a weapon, the DA's office said in their statement this week.
Verb
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology identified problems with the building's original design and construction, specifically citing support columns in the underground garage that held up the pool deck.
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In her classic book Atlas Shrugged, Rand used the Greek myth of Atlas holding up the world as a metaphor.
Noun
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While investigating this incident, CPD also learned that a shot was fired during a mugging, also in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
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There’s a whole plotline about Dzanielle’s desire to get a status dog walker named Yuki, who costs $1,500 a week, and another around a Birkin mugging.
Verb
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Messi played a gorgeous pass that led to a Lautaro Martinez chance and, on the hour mark, plundered his second of the night after a goalkeeping error.
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After sailing past Scylla and Charybdis (and losing six men), Odysseus lands in Thrinacia, where his companions plunder the Cattle of the Sun.
Noun
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The minivan and sprinter van were said to have arrived and departed together, following the break-in’s completion.
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Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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