as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail
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Recent Examples of work up
In the nearly month since then the company has performed various tests on the vehicle and its ample ground systems, working up to the hot firing.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
This works up to a light shade of about caramel blonde.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
Bruckheimer gets pretty worked up talking about Ederle, while Rønning is happy to glide through the more technical requirements of the film.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Why won't my Spotify Wrapped load? Don't get too worked up if your Spotify Wrapped hasn't shown up for you yet.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
This works up to a light shade of about caramel blonde.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
Bruckheimer gets pretty worked up talking about Ederle, while Rønning is happy to glide through the more technical requirements of the film.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
Why won't my Spotify Wrapped load? Don't get too worked up if your Spotify Wrapped hasn't shown up for you yet.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work up
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Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb trusts Burns to attack practice head-on to teach, develop and ingrain defensive principles when players arrive at University Park.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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In her new role, Russell is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the firm, developing and improving business, recruiting and pipeline growth strategies, fostering strong relationships internally and assisting staff in providing outstanding client services, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, six search and rescue teams forged ahead, systematically looking through every building that was destroyed by the fire.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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But like those, Polestar has been given the autonomy to stand on its own two feet and forge its own identity.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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AGNs are extremely bright due to the turbulence created in accretion disks by the incredible gravitational influence of supermassive black holes with masses equivalent to millions or billions of suns.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The stores create and post much of their own content separate from the main Barnes & Noble account and also are responsible for their in-store marketing of #BookTok titles in displays.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Most evidence shows that consistently working out is more important than the time of day.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
8 Jan. 2025
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Two weeks ago Sauer filed an unusual friend-of-the-court brief in the pending TikTok case which urges the justices to put the matter on hold and allow the new president time to work out a deal.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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