as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail
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Recent Examples of work up
Reintegration apparently really works up an appetite.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Running Beginning runners can work up to running for extended periods by mixing walking with running.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
As the Kings worked up a big fourth-quarter comeback to get within five, Jokic made four free throws in the final minute to secure the victory.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Dine on seafood and sip local beers in Sandbridge
After reeling in a trophy catch and working up an appetite, stop by Margie and Ray’s on the way to Sandbridge Beach.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Running Beginning runners can work up to running for extended periods by mixing walking with running.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
As the Kings worked up a big fourth-quarter comeback to get within five, Jokic made four free throws in the final minute to secure the victory.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
Dine on seafood and sip local beers in Sandbridge
After reeling in a trophy catch and working up an appetite, stop by Margie and Ray’s on the way to Sandbridge Beach.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work up
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More than a third of people who develop respiratory symptoms may die from the disease, according to the CDC.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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In some cases, a person may have been susceptible to developing lung fibrosis due to an underlying condition and the COVID-19 infection may accelerate the fibrotic progression.—
Amy McGorry,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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China has forged strong ties across nations, especially in Asia and Africa, and exerts greater power in international organizations.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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But should the White House recoil from the Five Eyes, the remaining members could forge ahead with beefing up bilateral agreements on intelligence sharing between individual countries.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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As before, no new money is created when original savings are used up.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel than traditional nuclear fission and 4 million times more than burning coal, with no greenhouse gasses or long-term radioactive waste.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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Participants performed unilateral resistance exercise, working out one leg in one phase and the other in the next phase.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Aztecs will work out 15 times over six weeks, leading up to the AztecFAST Showcase on April 19 at Snapdragon Stadium.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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