Thesaurus results for WARM (UP)

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Definition of warm (up)

as in to provide

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a performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event the couple's initial exchange of insults proved to be only a warm-up for their booze-fueled fight later that night

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As part of the agreement, the Brooks logo will feature prominently on the front of all training, travel, walkout and warm-up apparel worn by Crystal Palace’s men’s and women’s first-teams. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Last season, while in charge at Burnley, Scott Parker also played music during warm-ups and ball-work phases of sessions — and, like the Italian, his staff paused the tunes for tactical sessions. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 An hour before curtain at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, acrobats tumble, juggle and test a towering Chinese pole, turning warm-ups for ‘Water for Elephants’ into a mini-circus. — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Low humidity, sunshine and comfortable temperatures will hang on for another day ahead of a warm-up and greater chance of storms towards the end of the week. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warm (up)

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For Circ, the agreement provides a commitment of future demand as the company works to build commercial-scale capacity.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Once their construction is complete, data centres also provide surprisingly few jobs.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of provide

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Media Day — the spectacle where teams open their doors for interviews and photo shoots — for most teams is Monday, a prelude to the start of training camp practices on Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
That has led to speculation that bringing Sycamore’s specialty retail businesses together is a prelude to a potential sale of the group to another private equity firm, retail company or through an IPO.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of prelude

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Iran has long supplied the Houthis with weapons and other assistance, though Tehran denies directing their military operations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Located on Canada's Pacific coast, the project is positioned to supply LNG to key customers in Asia, with commercial operations set to start in the early 2030s.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

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This year’s Miss World competition recently made headlines during the preliminaries when Ugandan delegate Elle Muhoza made a powerful fashion statement.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Definition of preliminary

Verb

Hinting at a mysterious event, three Secret bags — in maxi, regular and mini — were casually left in the grand space, furnished with pieces from some of the 20th century’s great designers.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Flynn worked for his father-in-law’s flooring and furnishing business and made about $200,000 a year, Ashley’s sister testified.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of furnish

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The initial phase comprises 50 AI satellites equipped with radar, optical and other sensors, designed to meet the needs of government users in France, Europe and the UAE, as well as commercial and sovereign customers worldwide.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
In Sacramento, there are no shelters equipped to receive homeless people released from the hospital system.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of equip

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Ahmed doesn’t merely document the decisions that led President Biden and his aides to arm and rationalize what leading human rights organizations and legal scholars now consider a genocide.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
The militarization of space is as old as the space race itself -- as soon as the USSR's Sputnik was launched into orbit as the first probe in space in 1957, Washington and Moscow began exploring ways to both arm and destroy satellites.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of arm

Verb

People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
The goal of the truck is not only to educate the public on the extent and content of the files, but to bring them to life, according to Sharlene Rochard, who identifies as a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s grooming and abuse.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

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