1
as in rolled out
to leave one's bed
you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning
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2
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
all got up in her Sunday best
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Recent Examples of got up
The letter states that during the performance Hartwick got up to lead the group.
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Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
Sanchez somehow got up to tip it over the bar.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
People got up off the floor to look around and try to see why there was a commotion.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Reigns got up and hit Punk with a spear.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Lyonne got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki got up to 94 pitches Sunday and limited the Rangers to two runs.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Ever wonder what Darth Maul got up to after the Clone Wars?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
In its first season on Sky One, A League of Their Own got up to 600,000 viewers, in a sign of how audiences have fragmented over the years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
Sanchez somehow got up to tip it over the bar.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
People got up off the floor to look around and try to see why there was a commotion.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Reigns got up and hit Punk with a spear.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Lyonne got up and headed to the bathroom, according to Page Six.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki got up to 94 pitches Sunday and limited the Rangers to two runs.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Ever wonder what Darth Maul got up to after the Clone Wars?
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
In its first season on Sky One, A League of Their Own got up to 600,000 viewers, in a sign of how audiences have fragmented over the years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up
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Neill is now advocating for the treatment, CAR T-cell therapy, to be rolled out across his native Australia.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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The scent is being rolled out to the rest of the world.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The couple, clad in Padres gear, took in Sunday’s 12-7 come-from-ahead loss from a suite above the field.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bobby Brooks trousers are also summoned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The advantages are tantalizing, particularly for a vehicle that’s going to be summoned on demand.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nearly 80% of Hungary’s electorate turned out to turn Orban out.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Passero noted that his staff determined areas of concern nevertheless turned out to be fully code complaint, while others required relatively minor work.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One person in Atlanta has appeared in his videos as Batman villains, for free, dressed in homemade costumes that look like they were ripped straight from the television or movies.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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From the mezzanine, a man dressed as George Washington watched as King Charles III made his way through the crowd and up to the dais.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On April 9, its last off day before a 17-game stretch, the unit gathered at a steakhouse in Milwaukee.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Aired already on primetime VRT and at the same time on VRT MAX, the broadcaster’s online platform, the series was well-received by the audience and gathered both news attention and a great word-of-mouth, with good completion rates and high talk value.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That was right in the middle of the full-on woke era where normally these covers were reserved for trans models.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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One neighbor said that the sound of the crane hitting the ground woke her up from her nap.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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His numbers rose from 246 total yards in his first three seasons to 717 in his senior campaign alone.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Emerging-market equities rose to a record high, buoyed by optimism over the artificial intelligence trade and a report that Iran offered a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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