Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well (up)
Verb
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Polumbaum said at the lower court arraignment that O’Malley shot King three times while King was trying to flee the scene, not run over officers.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026 -
They were nearly run over by a man on a bicycle crossing Rue Ballu.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Bring to a low boil over medium heat.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Advertisement Xi’s invocation of Thucydides’ Trap comes at a time when tensions between the rival superpowers could boil over on any of a number of issues, from trade to AI to Taiwan.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 May 2026
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“Well (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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