as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
spent years working up a period novel that was historically accurate in every detail
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Recent Examples of work up
In the early 1990s, Porsche quietly began work on a V-10 engine for Formula 1; when that fell through, the idea sat on the shelf until the company began working up plans for a new Le Mans racer towards the end of the decade.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Finally, work up three financial plans to address the $359 million ($349 million) implementation costs.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
From the open expanses of the Lake District to the rugged terrain of the Scottish Highlands via Wales’s peaks, there is no shortage of places to work up a sweat, al fresco, across the UK.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Some work up to 12 hours, like Systane Zaditor Antihistamine Eye Drops.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Finally, work up three financial plans to address the $359 million ($349 million) implementation costs.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
From the open expanses of the Lake District to the rugged terrain of the Scottish Highlands via Wales’s peaks, there is no shortage of places to work up a sweat, al fresco, across the UK.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Some work up to 12 hours, like Systane Zaditor Antihistamine Eye Drops.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work up
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Waldron developed a knuckleball, no small feat.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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For example, a Republican Party activist in The Villages in Central Florida was charged in 2023 with forging his father’s signature on a mail ballot in the 2020 election after his father had died.—
ORLANDO SENTINEL AND MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARDS,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Faced with being iced out by its biggest trading partner, Canada has since forged strategic partnerships with countries across the globe, including China, much to Trump’s chagrin.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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The avalanche descended approximately 400 vertical feet down a face of Perry’s Peak, creating a debris field about 100 feet wide, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Then the House met briefly without taking up the bipartisan Senate plan that had been worked out with Democrats, though Thune is looking toward eventual passage.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Throughout the show, Ye worked out his stage hiccups in real time without launching into a tirade.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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