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to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis
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Recent Examples of stood up
In a dark, crowded theater at the Davis Theater on Sunday afternoon, Uptown resident Eva Gurtovaia stood up, fighting back tears.
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Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mendoza stood up for his replay analyst, Harrison Friedland.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
When Crystal Palace most needed someone to lead the way and use their experience to guide them, the two people in the club with European success under their belts already stood up.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Bill is the husband and is now aware that Annie held the family together and stood up to his obnoxious mother.
—The Know, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Sengun’s attempt at a game-winner when he got stood up by Jaxson Hayes on a turnaround baseline floater wasn’t the play the Rockets drew up, Udoka said.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Over the past year and a half, Huntington has stood up 13 teams focused on discrete parts of the business, driving data analytics and AI use cases.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The kitchen had two notable features—a big cast-iron woodstove on which everything was cooked, and a dishwasher that stood up like a blockhouse, designed to receive trays two feet by two with wire-mesh bottoms and sides four inches high.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
And those runs stood up as the Royals (5-8) dropped their third consecutive game.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Mendoza stood up for his replay analyst, Harrison Friedland.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
When Crystal Palace most needed someone to lead the way and use their experience to guide them, the two people in the club with European success under their belts already stood up.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Bill is the husband and is now aware that Annie held the family together and stood up to his obnoxious mother.
—The Know, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Sengun’s attempt at a game-winner when he got stood up by Jaxson Hayes on a turnaround baseline floater wasn’t the play the Rockets drew up, Udoka said.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Over the past year and a half, Huntington has stood up 13 teams focused on discrete parts of the business, driving data analytics and AI use cases.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The kitchen had two notable features—a big cast-iron woodstove on which everything was cooked, and a dishwasher that stood up like a blockhouse, designed to receive trays two feet by two with wire-mesh bottoms and sides four inches high.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
And those runs stood up as the Royals (5-8) dropped their third consecutive game.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood up
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, the Victorville Fire Department, and the Apple Valley Fire District worked together to fight the blaze, which burned 19 acres and is 50% contained as of late Saturday afternoon.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Martinez easily worked her way into the box and slotted the ball home to allow the Spirit to retake the lead at 3-2.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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El Salvadoran referee Ismaael Cornejo held up the restart and checked the finish, eventually deeming Delgado offside on the Palencia cross to give the visitors life.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Two unrelated suspects also allegedly held up a bank in Everett.—
Logan Hall,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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