as in assistance
an act or instance of helping
a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now
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Recent Examples of leg up
The stock got another leg up last week following Trump’s visit to the Middle East.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Among the ways to get that leg up is to take advance placement courses during the school year, college courses during the summer or college-level examination program (CLEP) tests.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Bolstering Formula 1 in the U.S. got a leg up from the runaway success of Netflix‘s Formula 1 docuseries Drive to Survive.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Landeskog’s probably got an early leg up on Conn Smythe talk on sheer narrative alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Among the ways to get that leg up is to take advance placement courses during the school year, college courses during the summer or college-level examination program (CLEP) tests.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Bolstering Formula 1 in the U.S. got a leg up from the runaway success of Netflix‘s Formula 1 docuseries Drive to Survive.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Landeskog’s probably got an early leg up on Conn Smythe talk on sheer narrative alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg up
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Trained Individuals People who train to increase their breath-holding abilities, like free divers—people who swim or dive beneath the water’s surface to a considerable depth and without assistance from a breathing device–have reportedly been able to hold their breath for three minutes or longer.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Time and again, both parties have reinforced systemic inequality through cuts to housing assistance, erosion of the social safety net, and a growing trend to treat housing as a commodity rather than a public good, the book argues.—
Ericka Taylor,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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Last season, Bane averaged 19.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Last season Bane averaged 19.3 points per game, and 5.3 assists per game, while shooting 39 percent from three on 6 attempts per game with a 60 percent true shooting percentage.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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This story was produced with financial support from the Esserman Family Foundation in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Nationally, Democrats have been ceding union support to Republicans, a loss that proved pivotal to President Donald Trump’s election in November.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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But in the meantime, those who know her are left to ponder an illness that appears to have consumed the caring mother, in spite of her efforts to get help.—
Laura Crimaldi,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Feb. 2023
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Police departments in Carroll County could get help from the state with funding the high cost of outfitting officers with body cameras, if a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly is passed.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2023
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At Buena Nota Bakery & Coffee Shop, a caffeine boost is anything but ordinary.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, noted the boost Tesla’s shares got last year as Musk and Trump’s relationship blossomed.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Morris wasn't fazed when the offer of rental aid came with a major condition: That money would end after seven years, max.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Moore pushed back on the implication that the new aid plan, which was set up at the behest of Israel to counter the alleged looting of aid by Hamas, had been mismanaged.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
7 June 2025
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