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as in raised
to bring to maturity through care and education
it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly
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as in introduced
to present or bring forward for discussion
I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money
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as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill
wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly
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Recent Examples of brought up
This strong demand for rental units has brought up prices in university towns, already exacerbated by landlords passing on the higher cost of home-buying to tenants.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Wayans has been in the entertainment industry for 35 years, and around it his entire life; so for humility to be one of his most prominent character traits says a lot about how he was brought up.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
The View has not commented on why the Kimmel situation was not brought up.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
With this new idea in mind, the two of them brought up the subject.
—Josh Davis, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Adding recycling collection fees, shifting funding, cutting city funds to programs like mosquito and deer control and the Elmbrook Humane Society, and cutting staff were some of the cost-cutting ideas members of the Finance Committee brought up in June.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The result is the best start Daniels has had to a season since his name was brought up in early Heisman conversations in 2022.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Ceraso said that during recent visits to both New Jersey and Virginia, not a single person brought up Harris.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
The plan has long been to haul about 30 of these tubes back to Earth, where they would be studied in far greater detail than Perseverance can achieve with its limited instrument suite — a point Stack Morgan brought up on Wednesday.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Wayans has been in the entertainment industry for 35 years, and around it his entire life; so for humility to be one of his most prominent character traits says a lot about how he was brought up.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
The View has not commented on why the Kimmel situation was not brought up.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
With this new idea in mind, the two of them brought up the subject.
—Josh Davis, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Adding recycling collection fees, shifting funding, cutting city funds to programs like mosquito and deer control and the Elmbrook Humane Society, and cutting staff were some of the cost-cutting ideas members of the Finance Committee brought up in June.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The result is the best start Daniels has had to a season since his name was brought up in early Heisman conversations in 2022.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Ceraso said that during recent visits to both New Jersey and Virginia, not a single person brought up Harris.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
The plan has long been to haul about 30 of these tubes back to Earth, where they would be studied in far greater detail than Perseverance can achieve with its limited instrument suite — a point Stack Morgan brought up on Wednesday.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought up
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Getty Images Rec, a technology company serving the parks and recreation industry, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round in which several former and current professional athletes participated.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Eco Wave Power logo is displayed on a floater raised out of the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on August 26, 2025.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Altogether, legislation was introduced this year in at least 21 states to prohibit or roll back provisions related to adding fluoride to public water systems, according to Abby Francl, policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the program ground to a halt when Germany blocked the export of the engines, citing a European Union arms embargo on China introduced after the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Following input from the state environmental agency, Grayling posted a notice about the change online in August, 10 weeks after treatment stopped.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The person was taken to the hospital when the ride stopped and was later declared dead, park officials said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Second World War left Japan devastated, but the seven-year occupation that followed inevitably fostered exposure and, for some, a certain attraction to American culture.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some were neighbors who fostered young children in need of a home, a pharmacist who selflessly served the same community for decades or a veteran who fearlessly died for her country.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Leotlela and Simbine placed fifth and seventh to show South Africa’s sprint dominance.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then, in January 2025, the government introduced a Social Media Bill that placed further requirements on social media platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The rule almost failed, however, when six Republicans halted action on the floor by initially voting against the procedural measure.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Though South Korea’s then President Park Geun-hye halted operations in response to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test, the new statement explicitly absolves Pyongyang of any responsibility, and has been framed by conservatives as kowtowing to the Kim regime.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Months later, the program is still stalled.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Research shows the gender pay gap has been closing for decades, but progress has nearly stalled since the mid-1990s as wage growth for both men and women has flattened.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of those three, Turner was the only one to finish the season without being caught.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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French university Sciences Po threatened expulsion for students caught using the technology.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Brought up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20up. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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