as in to close
to come near or nearer
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
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Recent Examples of belly up
When a property and casualty insurer does go belly up, there are safety nets for policyholders in the form of state guaranty associations, which are established by state law but privately funded by the insurance industry.
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Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip shows the tiny puppy sprawled out with its belly up, lying limply across its owner's chest and neck, as if drained from a grueling day of activity.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The enterprise went belly up and created a rift with some family members who were part of the venture.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet, even with Philadelphia squaring off against Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the patrons of Big Charlie’s still belly up to the bar in the belly of the beast.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Part of the clip shows the two cuddling on the couch with Daisy's belly up, happily accepting pets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip shows the tiny puppy sprawled out with its belly up, lying limply across its owner's chest and neck, as if drained from a grueling day of activity.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The enterprise went belly up and created a rift with some family members who were part of the venture.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet, even with Philadelphia squaring off against Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the patrons of Big Charlie’s still belly up to the bar in the belly of the beast.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Still others have gone belly up and find themselves in receivership with more coming.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Part of the clip shows the two cuddling on the couch with Daisy's belly up, happily accepting pets.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
There’s certainly a decent stack of cautionary tales, examples of where a manager returning to the site of former glory goes belly up.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Go in a smallish group, belly up to the bar to put your name in, then order a strong drink if there's a wait.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly up
Verb
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But Melissa outwits them all and knocks everyone out by closing the fireplace flue.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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Tamie plans to keep the GoFundMe open per legal advice but looks forward to closing it once all arrangements are finalized.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Will approach shots to the same places have the same results?—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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Complicating matters, tech companies are approaching multiple power utility providers within the same state, or across several states seeking multiple bids for the same project, inflating power demand outlooks, investors and other power experts said.—
Laila Kearney,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With their hands anxiously hovering over pistol grips in every direction, Jacob and McDowell cut the tension and draw on Banner's men.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Grammy-winning singer draws on her more than 50 albums of folk, rock, show tunes, standards and original compositions.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Iran's Nuclear Escalation Tehran has been escalating its nuclear activities, with the International Atomic Energy Agency warning that Iran's recent enrichment levels are nearing bomb-grade — much higher than is needed for most power generating reactors.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Of course, Trump won’t be president forever, and the market will likely react when his term is nearing an end.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The revelation came up when Willis and Winkler Reinis discussed co-sleeping with their respective children.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Decker and his 7-year-old son came up for three games between the two teams.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Belly up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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