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
Pro-Jewish billboards up in other cities, too Billboards have been put up in 17 cities, including Boston, Detroit, and San Francisco.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
What strikes Vecchione about this growing legal consensus is that the business giants who stand to lose the most under a trade war have yet to put up a fight.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Being revved up for a slot means that DJs and producers are putting up barriers and neglecting their mental health.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
There was a protest of several hundred people outside a Tucson Tesla dealership, and constituents at a meeting in Scottsdale accused Arizona’s Democratic senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, of not putting up enough of a fight against Republicans.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
What strikes Vecchione about this growing legal consensus is that the business giants who stand to lose the most under a trade war have yet to put up a fight.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Being revved up for a slot means that DJs and producers are putting up barriers and neglecting their mental health.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
There was a protest of several hundred people outside a Tucson Tesla dealership, and constituents at a meeting in Scottsdale accused Arizona’s Democratic senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, of not putting up enough of a fight against Republicans.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Prefabricated buildings erected in the underground caverns housed sleeping quarters, latrines, laboratories, a mess hall, laundry and gym.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of the Equal Justice Initiative EJI plans to erect a new park and exhibit that will honor the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
14 Mar. 2025
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Runway also made headlines in the fall for a deal with Lionsgate, in which the studio is using Runway’s tech to build a model trained exclusively on Lionsgate IP.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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He’s done so much for the organization, given his heart and soul to it and building a culture that’s respected.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere in the land, the Ministry of Magic section includes merchandise locations that sell wands and other franchise materials, namely the focal wand location Cosme Acajor Baguettes Magique.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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The facility replaces the City’s former Public Works complex at Highland and Lincoln and houses several city divisions under one roof, including Electric, Water and Wastewater, Public Works and Warehouse operations.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Department of Commerce, which houses the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), terminated $4 million in funding for climate research at Princeton.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Less than a month into the job, Trump and the Japanese Prime Minister plotted their response to a North Korean missile launch in the open-air patio of Mar a Lago, photos of which ended up on Facebook.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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During his trial at the Constitutional Court last month, Han denied plotting martial law with Yoon.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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After a bit of work scraping out the cocoons, they can be stored in the refrigerator.—
Martha Ann Overland,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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For best freshness for longer, store them stem side down, and do not stack them on top of each other.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, these updates raise questions about the Oscars broadcast itself.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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While most drug products were exempt from the latest round of tariffs that took effect the same day, Trump's continued push has raised industry concerns.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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François Chollet has constructed the ultimate test for the bots.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The near-deal was constructed over the course of months, with Vice President JD Vance’s team negotiating directly with several potential investors and officials from ByteDance.—
Sarah Parvini,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Put up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20up. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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