stood up

past tense of stand up
as in flew
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 There were times when Saquon Barkley was thudded more than the Eagles linemen appreciated — there’s no tackling to the ground in these sessions — and the Eagles stood up for their running back. Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Throughout Porter County, trees that have stood up to 100 years have collapsed in cemeteries, Topoll said. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Burton stood up just long enough to see a man in black walking toward the building. Mark Dee august 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026 The government stood up a program called Enduring Welcome, and Americans from every corner of the country and every part of our national life held the line alongside it. Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 Niewiadoma-Phinney then attacked and, although Vollering stood up in her saddle to chase her the new race leader was riding a brilliant tempo and proved too strong. ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 In an orange jail jumpsuit, Alberto Sierra, 42, stood up, towering over his defense attorney Joyce Brenner, and pleaded guilty before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 This is not to say that capex overall won't sustain, or hold in the future, as more demand for AI computing power drives the need for more 30-plus-year buildings to be stood up. Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Both women stayed down for a while, then stood up and exchanged blows to dualing crowd chants. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood up
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  • Sen has experience in finance and economic analysis, having worked as an investment manager and previously serving as a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That is, again, different from last year; Glenn knew Wilks but had never worked with him before.
    Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • She was held up as the pop cultural equivalent of a saint to a degree that sometimes obscured and distorted her creative drive and business acumen.
    Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Anna held up her phone during Iryna’s funeral so Stas could see his daughter one last time.
    Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Stood up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20up. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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