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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
Later in the session, another person stood up and asked to address the woman’s question, offering her suggestions on how community members can band together to improve their conditions.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike in their 4-1 loss to Nashville when New England surrendered two goals in the first 16 minutes, the Revolution defense stood up well to constant pressure by the Red Bulls early on.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike in their 4-1 loss to Nashville when New England surrendered two goals in the first 16 minutes, the Revolution defense stood up well to constant pressure by the Red Bulls early on.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood up
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Sheri Penzari, who has worked for United, Delta, and the now-defunct Eastern Air Lines, also recommends dual-purpose dressing.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Hawks worked the ball up court and got it to Webb who fake a drive to make some space and then drilled a three with 10 seconds left to retake the lead.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Panthers gave up five grade-A chances in the opening 10 minutes of the game, and Bobrovsky held up.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Distributing that money was held up by a legal battle.—
Amanda Hari,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Stood up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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