as in to cobble (together or up)
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Too much of the program is made up of tedious movies by beloved Cannes veterans — essentially affirmative action for auteurs.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026 -
Arena ads made up the vast majority of all gambling references in all of the games, appearing once every 11 seconds on average.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Therefore, the rootworms that would have hatched could damage more than 2,000 acres of corn – if bats weren’t around to eat the cucumber beetles first.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Salmonflies will still hatch at higher flows, but this tends to spread out the fish more and makes wading more difficult.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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“Dash (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dash%20%28off%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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