1
as in to erect
to fix in an upright position
the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof
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2
as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens
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as in to sell
to offer for sale to the public
put their possessions up for auction
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as in to house
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the university puts up students in a variety of buildings
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as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of put up
The Cuvet news is a blow to a Miami lineup that struggled to put up runs last weekend.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Democrats say that rather than complaining about their resolutions, Republicans need to put up their own.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But the Toronto Raptors have been putting up a fight.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Fifty-nine percent would even put up with stricter return policies for the same reason.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Democrats say that rather than complaining about their resolutions, Republicans need to put up their own.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But the Toronto Raptors have been putting up a fight.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Fifty-nine percent would even put up with stricter return policies for the same reason.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put up
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Banksy has been famous for displaying or erecting artwork in public spaces.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The sculpture appeared to have been erected in the early hours of Wednesday on a plinth on a traffic island in Waterloo Place, near Buckingham Palace.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sources indicate Gustavson has committed to building a soccer-specific venue in Las Vegas as part of the offer, with the flexibility to play at an alternate venue while the stadium process is underway.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The Full Moon moves through your 12th House of Reflection, bringing attention to what’s been building beneath the surface.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Introduced in the 1970s, Roundup quickly became the top-selling herbicide in the United States and integral to farming.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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So was the Biden administration’s decision to block Nvidia from selling its most advanced AI chips to China in 2022.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Thousands of photographs and historical documents are stored in archives and the collections section of the museum houses an assortment of memorabilia.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Plus, through the larger project, Mutual Ground is looking to add a new building on campus to house its outpatient services.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But the show’s plotting and Niall’s exquisite complexity more than make up for Ruben’s relative flatness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Authorities allege on July 21, 1993, Solis and two co-conspirators plotted a robbery of Guerrero, a narcotics supplier, at his Bronx apartment.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The first is whether a geofence is covered by the Fourth Amendment at all, and second is whether the millions of people who voluntarily signed up to have their location data stored for them essentially gave up any right to privacy.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Maintained by a team of a dozen full-time florists, the flowers for the ceremony were stored in a giant walk-in refrigerator and were delivered to the set all in one day to avoid them sitting out in the sun.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Member associations had appealed to soccer’s governing body to raise prize money because of cost concerns.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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That duplication has raised concerns about staff consolidations and widespread newsroom layoffs.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Scientific papers are filled with acronyms — some little more than strings of letters, others carefully constructed to form recognizable words, like GANDALF (Gas AND Absorption Line Fitting) and MIAOW (Minimum Inertia Adaptive Optics Widget).—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Our everyday lives present unlimited opportunities to construct justice and liberation in our food system and otherwise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Put up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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