as in to rule (on)
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Recent Examples of size up
Pro tip: go one size up for the top to achieve a loose, more fashion-forward fit.
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Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Pick from sizes 5 to 11, just know that many shoppers suggest sizing up to the nearest half-size for an optimal fit.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025
Much more intriguingly, the researchers also found that the seismic songs differed depending on the males’ morphology, allowing the females to accurately size up the males from far away.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
As the media and entertainment business has sized up the potential of AI, a sensitive area for unions and the creative community, Runway has attained a notable profile.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
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Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
Pick from sizes 5 to 11, just know that many shoppers suggest sizing up to the nearest half-size for an optimal fit.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 May 2025
Much more intriguingly, the researchers also found that the seismic songs differed depending on the males’ morphology, allowing the females to accurately size up the males from far away.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
As the media and entertainment business has sized up the potential of AI, a sensitive area for unions and the creative community, Runway has attained a notable profile.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for size up
hear
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Numbers don’t mean much if women or non-White soldiers don’t feel valued and heard.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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As traffic piles up behind them, a yell and a bang can be heard as the Chevy driver pulls out, running Cifuni over and dragging her down the street.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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“Size up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/size%20up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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