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
Mama asks, wringing her hands, already getting worked up about it.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Her growing fame and need to fund increasingly ambitious projects have led her into a partnership with the mega-gallery Thaddaeus Ropac, testing the subversiveness and abandon that have characterized her work up to now.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
The Rockies heavily fouled off Luzardo (19) and Nola (23) to work up their pitch counts Friday and Saturday.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Opt for lower concentrations (think 5–10% instead of 15–20%) and ease in gradually, starting a few times a week before working up to daily use.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Her growing fame and need to fund increasingly ambitious projects have led her into a partnership with the mega-gallery Thaddaeus Ropac, testing the subversiveness and abandon that have characterized her work up to now.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
The Rockies heavily fouled off Luzardo (19) and Nola (23) to work up their pitch counts Friday and Saturday.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Opt for lower concentrations (think 5–10% instead of 15–20%) and ease in gradually, starting a few times a week before working up to daily use.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for work up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for work up
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The young guys like Anthony, Rafaela, Abreu and Mayer should all continue to grow and develop.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Five individuals have been hospitalized, and two have developed HUS.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The pair also forged AlHusseini’s bank and brokerage statements to inflate his assets by millions of dollars to help get the loans, prosecutors said.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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David Halberstam, who announced Heat games on radio for six seasons and then forged a long career as a broadcasting executive and media critic, died this week after a long battle with brain cancer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Hilton wants to restore California’s competitive edge as a place for productions by creating financial incentives for film productions, cover the initial and technical costs associated with the development of a film or television project and reserve funding for independent and mid-budget projects.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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At the combine, as executives and scouts furrowed their brows and furtively took notes, Mann and I stood on the concourse, watching team personnel watch prospects work out.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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There was a role in there that Adam had brought me up for, but things just don’t always work out for any number of reasons.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Work up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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