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to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis
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Recent Examples of stood up
When my mom walked in the room, my dad stood up.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
Some commenters stood up for the woman.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Because of good people who stood up to evil, my family was able to come to America and build a life in South Florida.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
Being stood up because someone simply wasn’t interested in you is sad but emotionally manageable.
—Samantha Sasso, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Mimi Van Zanten’s header in the 81st minute stood up as the winning goal to give Wave FC a 2-1 win in front of 17,169 at BMO Stadium Saturday.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 10 May 2026
The town of Foxborough rightly stood up to FIFA and Kraft and forced them to pony up extra money to pay for the massive security that the soccer matches will need.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
In a dark, crowded theater at the Davis Theater on Sunday afternoon, Uptown resident Eva Gurtovaia stood up, fighting back tears.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mendoza stood up for his replay analyst, Harrison Friedland.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
Some commenters stood up for the woman.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Because of good people who stood up to evil, my family was able to come to America and build a life in South Florida.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
Being stood up because someone simply wasn’t interested in you is sad but emotionally manageable.
—Samantha Sasso, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Mimi Van Zanten’s header in the 81st minute stood up as the winning goal to give Wave FC a 2-1 win in front of 17,169 at BMO Stadium Saturday.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 10 May 2026
The town of Foxborough rightly stood up to FIFA and Kraft and forced them to pony up extra money to pay for the massive security that the soccer matches will need.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
In a dark, crowded theater at the Davis Theater on Sunday afternoon, Uptown resident Eva Gurtovaia stood up, fighting back tears.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mendoza stood up for his replay analyst, Harrison Friedland.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood up
Verb
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The Knicks elected to foul rather than allow San Antonio to attempt a tying three and the strategy worked exactly as intended.—
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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In the 1970s, what was then West Germany co-produced the Tornado bomber with the UK and Italy; then in the 1990s Germany worked with the UK, Italy and Spain to produce the dog-fighting Eurofighter jet.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Verb
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And unlike most multi-goal leads in what has been a wild and thrilling series, this one held up, with Brandon Bussi finishing with 22 saves in his second career postseason start.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Iranian leadership complained that visas for key staff members were being held up and the tumult was disturbing its preparation for the tournament.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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“Stood up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20up. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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