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Recent Examples of size up
Reviewers have also pointed out that the style runs small, so size up for best results.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
This versatile jute rug in any size up to 4x6' is far under $500 this Labor Day weekend.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Ashcraft, who checks in at 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds, gives the team some size up front; so does the 210-pound Avelar.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The large downward revision indicating that the company has not been able to accurately size up demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
This versatile jute rug in any size up to 4x6' is far under $500 this Labor Day weekend.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Ashcraft, who checks in at 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds, gives the team some size up front; so does the 210-pound Avelar.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The large downward revision indicating that the company has not been able to accurately size up demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for size up
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When Springer got hurt, there was some cheering heard by the Dodger fans in the crowd, who booed him loudly at the start of every at-bat.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Aside from buying beans, my go-to is a cortado with almond milk and — hear me out — quarter-sweet simple syrup.—
Tamia Boyd,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Size up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/size%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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