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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
Hellebuyck stood up in traffic, stuffed Connor McDavid (the best player in the world) on a breakaway, and somehow managed to reach back and use his paddle to deflect what should have been a tap-in by Devon Toews near the start of the third.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
In one scene, Cathy asks her longtime maid, Nelly, to pull her corset tighter as a sort of self-punishment, and as her skin curled grotesquely beneath the corset strings onscreen, an older couple stood up and left the theater.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Thirst finally quenched, the animal stood up, took a suitably epic pee, then walked toward the spot where our vehicle was parked.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Vonn stood up after the crash and skied down the hill.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Booker stood up to the Boilermakers’ bigs, blocking three shots of his own, playing a season-high 35 minutes three days after being iced out of the rotation against the Buckeyes.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
As officers worked to get the sedan’s other occupants out, Rose stood up and ran past the apartment complex gate, the footage shows.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The restaurateur, celebrity chef, and Food Network star stood up for his employees — literally — after taking a nasty fall on set.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Passengers in front and behind us whispered, a few stood up, and some clung to the bars and handles.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
In one scene, Cathy asks her longtime maid, Nelly, to pull her corset tighter as a sort of self-punishment, and as her skin curled grotesquely beneath the corset strings onscreen, an older couple stood up and left the theater.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Thirst finally quenched, the animal stood up, took a suitably epic pee, then walked toward the spot where our vehicle was parked.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Vonn stood up after the crash and skied down the hill.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Booker stood up to the Boilermakers’ bigs, blocking three shots of his own, playing a season-high 35 minutes three days after being iced out of the rotation against the Buckeyes.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
As officers worked to get the sedan’s other occupants out, Rose stood up and ran past the apartment complex gate, the footage shows.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The restaurateur, celebrity chef, and Food Network star stood up for his employees — literally — after taking a nasty fall on set.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Passengers in front and behind us whispered, a few stood up, and some clung to the bars and handles.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood up
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Max Grubbs worked around a one-out single to complete a scoreless frame.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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For more than 20 years, the Illinois native has worked as an attorney.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The basic trend held up year after year.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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And it may have been held up or may not, but that was not a document.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Stood up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20up. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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