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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
That was when my dream guy, known as Sergio, brought up living together.
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Jennifer Wolfgram, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
When Fennessy brought up a recent podcast on which Barack Obama confidently said that aliens are real, Spielberg laughed.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Maher and others also brought up recent high-profile cases, particularly the Torres-García case.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Stella had been brought up to believe that Catholicism was a plague rather than a religion.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
When discussing Adebayo’s historic night after Tuesday’s victory, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, unprompted, brought up those comments from Wade.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
In a letter addressed to county leadership, the village's board brought up police's 911 Address Flagging Program, where people can flag their address to alert dispatchers people who are autistic, or have other developmental disabilities, are in certain homes to ensure the proper response.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Although such a proposal would impact landlords and renters across the city, it was originally brought up after residents of the Serra Grove apartment complex complained their new landlord was bending substantial renovation rules to evict longtime tenants and relist units at double the price.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
That brought up Barger, and Roberts wanted no part of him.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Wolfgram, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
When Fennessy brought up a recent podcast on which Barack Obama confidently said that aliens are real, Spielberg laughed.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Maher and others also brought up recent high-profile cases, particularly the Torres-García case.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Stella had been brought up to believe that Catholicism was a plague rather than a religion.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
When discussing Adebayo’s historic night after Tuesday’s victory, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, unprompted, brought up those comments from Wade.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
In a letter addressed to county leadership, the village's board brought up police's 911 Address Flagging Program, where people can flag their address to alert dispatchers people who are autistic, or have other developmental disabilities, are in certain homes to ensure the proper response.
—Dennis Valera, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Although such a proposal would impact landlords and renters across the city, it was originally brought up after residents of the Serra Grove apartment complex complained their new landlord was bending substantial renovation rules to evict longtime tenants and relist units at double the price.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
That brought up Barger, and Roberts wanted no part of him.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought up
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As of this week, the effort had raised $3,855.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Michigan City United States Bowling Congress Bowling Association, which sponsors the event, has raised more than $130,000 in the last 18 years alone, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Encode’s vice president of public policy issued a statement endorsing HB 286 after the group paid for polling that found broad support for the bill among Utah voters just days after it was introduced.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors have also introduced letters from the State Department, the Defense Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI stating that searches found no record that the defendants had ever been employed by those federal agencies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The celebration, held Saturday at Safford's home, featured a drive-by parade and well-wishers who stopped to honor the centenarian whose life has spanned a century of American history.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Goalie Daniil Tarasov stopped 19 of 25 shots.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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An engineer recalls that it was recorded as live, even in a four-track studio, because the girls couldn’t play and sing separately, and also that Austin fostered a belief that their guitars (from Sears) never needed to be tuned.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s relative silence does not absolve him of his role in creating the atmosphere that fostered Ogles and Fine, both hard-line MAGA figures.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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When the system was placed into milk samples containing sakacin P, the bacteria responded and generated a detectable electrical signal within a few hours.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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In past years, a biological decontamination unit was placed in the area and military-grade drones flew overhead.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ukraine and Hungary have been locked in an escalating feud since Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia were halted in January as the result of damage to the Druzhba pipeline, which crosses Ukrainian territory.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Amid the war, Iran has effectively halted nearly all tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz, cutting off a vital passageway where roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil once sailed through on a typical day.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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As the market stalled, so did several of my conversations with prospective participants, some of whom had viewed this kind of press as a victory lap.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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At Twin Rivers, the call to return to the bargaining table came from Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento), who asked school district leaders and teachers' union representatives to restart negotiations after talks stalled.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the festival, which kicks off Thursday, the De Los team has assembled a list of acts that have caught our attention.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Now, Taiwan is caught in geopolitical limbo.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Brought up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20up. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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