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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wells (up)
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Toronto’s offence managed just three runs over the 18 innings.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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And that spills over to the public, where the other (political) side is seen as a one-dimensional figure that is a threat.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Zarutska, who had fled war-town Ukraine, grabs her neck as blood spills onto the floor.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Wells (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wells%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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