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
Callie didn’t want to believe that the wilderness is a part of her, and she got worked up.
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Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Led by sophomore right-hander Lucas Smith and freshmen Jacob Imoto (Mission Hills High School) and Joey Halter (Westview High School), the Comets have six relievers who routinely work up to two innings a game.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
There are plenty of other works up here worth admiring here, too: a ca.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In one game, Muniz worked up the courage to remove the chest straps that secure her in her wheelchair.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
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Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Led by sophomore right-hander Lucas Smith and freshmen Jacob Imoto (Mission Hills High School) and Joey Halter (Westview High School), the Comets have six relievers who routinely work up to two innings a game.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
There are plenty of other works up here worth admiring here, too: a ca.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In one game, Muniz worked up the courage to remove the chest straps that secure her in her wheelchair.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work up
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Every formula at Holos is developed, tested, and manufactured in its own facility, allowing the brand to ensure the quality of the products from batch to batch.—
Xandra Harbet,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The system developed its top hypothesis with a simple rationale, drawing a link to another research area and coming to a conclusion the human team had taken years to arrive at.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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The duo forged a bond while on England duty at under-17 level.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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It has been forged with integrity, especially in the superior first act, before the show gets trapped in one of its bespoke devices: creepy stuff happening during the production of a high school play.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Young, a Southern California star himself, played for a rival high school and was a few years older than McMillan, and the two have worked out together since.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2025
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Or perhaps Pelinka should have lined up contingencies in case the trade for Williams didn’t work out.—
Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Work up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20up. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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