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Recent Examples of stick up
Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
After three year old Lucy Branson got a Polly Pocket doll shoe stuck up her nose, her family was charged about $2,659 for an ER doctor to fish it out with forceps — essentially a long pair of tweezers.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Frank Moten was always of the mindset that Cadillac Richie did the robbery, but the real Cadillac Richie is a little bit different than our Cadillac Richie; the real Cadillac Richie was more of a stickup kid.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Ben Stiller stuck up for Adam Scott in a way he's never known.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
After three year old Lucy Branson got a Polly Pocket doll shoe stuck up her nose, her family was charged about $2,659 for an ER doctor to fish it out with forceps — essentially a long pair of tweezers.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
Cadillac Richie was more of a kind of independent, stickup kid.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Frank Moten was always of the mindset that Cadillac Richie did the robbery, but the real Cadillac Richie is a little bit different than our Cadillac Richie; the real Cadillac Richie was more of a stickup kid.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick up
Verb
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Their righteous scores soon turn dangerous when the pair end up robbing the wrong house to one of the biggest and secretive narcotics operations on the East coast.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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An extremely rare inflammatory condition in his blood vessels caused several blood clots to form on both sides of his head, placing him in a coma and robbing him of the ability to speak, walk and eat.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Teacher evaluations, one of the last holdups in negotiations, will be adjusted to a three-year cycle for tenured teachers who have been with the district for over 19 years.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Another potential holdup in an A’s-to-KC transition: The Kansas City Blues had been the Yankees’ top farm team.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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Trump has defended the tariffs, saying other countries have been ripping off the United States for decades while presidents in both parties have not done enough to defend U.S. workers and manufacturers.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Commercial burglaries were up the first three months of the year, but a significant part of that is because of repeat offenders, Robinson said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Laken Riley Act requires the detention of migrants without legal status, including those allowed into the U.S. to seek asylum, if they have been accused of theft, shoplifting, or burglary.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There’s a bit of a balancing act that goes on here; the wine should have enough acidity and freshness to hold up to tomato sauce in addition to medium to strong tannins that will cut through fatty cheese.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Some of us have the ability to go outside and hold up a sign, and some of us are not able to.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For decades, the terrorist group has plundered Gaza and sacrificed its people in pursuit of an unending messianic war to eliminate the Jewish state.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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From [nautical] mile 200, the Argentine Navy [ …] under the coordination of the Joint Maritime Command, stands firm, patrolling and watching and ensuring that no foreign ship crosses our exclusive economic zone to plunder what belongs to Argentines.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Three of Mortensen’s roommates and a boyfriend of one of the students would be found dead inside the house the next morning on November 13, 2022 — stabbed to death with no signs of a break-in.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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The man who attempted the break-in ran to another man across the street and one of them fired at the fleeing vehicle, wounding the driver, authorities said.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Police say just before midnight that 10 people had been arrested citywide, including seven for breaking curfew and two for looting.—
Steve Earley,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their testimonies—detailing missing relatives, murdered family members, homes looted then burned—should shake us to our core.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Stick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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