works up

present tense third-person singular of work up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of works up Smalltown Boy works up the courage to ask Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) to dance, and now their hands are all over each other, much to the chagrin of Smalltown Boy’s ex, Personal Jesus, who is going through the motions of dancing with Caribbean Queen but keeps looking over his shoulder. Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for works up
Verb
  • Born on a pig farm in small-town Minnesota, Lehmann is an alum of Harvard University and UCB who frequently develops for TV, having most recently sold half-hour sitcoms to CBS, ABC, and Freeform.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
  • As more information develops, it will be released by the CMPD’s Public Affairs Office.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Nosferatu Desperate for connection, young lonely Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) unwittingly forges a spiritual bond with Count Olork, Nosferatu (Bill Skarsgård), in the early 1800s.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Following the serum was The Cream, which seals moisture and creates a natural base, before setting everything together with the Reset Rebalancing Setting Powder.
    Kristine Kwak, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
  • 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, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The spacious property in the 37700 block of Brayton Street in Fremont was sold on July 25, 2025 for $2,170,000 which works out to $1,048 per square foot.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The numeral form of September 16, 2025 is 09/16/25, which works out to (3^2)/(4^2)/(5^2).
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are a lot of quality hammers out there, but this Craftsman hammer from Amazon is both tough and affordable.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, Allen crafts a more nuanced conflict not out of whether Maddie’s mother will offer to be a part of Caroline’s life, but of how.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Paolo Strippoli crafts an eerie and provocative horror film, one that builds to an astonishing finish.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Works up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/works%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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