BRINGS UP Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

brings up

verb

present tense third-person singular of bring up

as in raises

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 introduces

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 stops

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 brings up McCabe brings up a fantastic black-and-white picture on his laptop. — Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2026 But things that Luis Manuel brings up is also really interesting. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 May 2026 In the play, Chris brings up t1 American pilots, one of them possibly his father’s other son who died in the war. — Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026 Throughout the conversation, Ahn brings up his love of music, even pulling up his Spotify playlist to share some of his favorite artists. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 The presence of his mom Gabrielle/Sophia (Jennifer Ehle, going a little overboard with the accent) serves as a distraction and brings up some queasy stuff. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 And every time someone brings up the Robin Hood legend — that the archer stole from the rich to give to the poor, and defended the weak against the powerful — Jackman gets a look on his face like someone farted. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026 The Bears would avoid Chicago’s 9% ticket tax in Arlington Heights, but still pay at least Cook County’s 3%, which Coates said brings up another lesson of good stadium economics. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 But the mood quickly shifts when Beulah brings up Beth's late brother, Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley), whom Beth killed in the Yellowstone series finale to avenge her father, John Dutton (Kevin Costner). — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

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Verb

Fuller, who is represented by attorneys Geoffrey Tabor and Timothy O’Reilly, raises antitrust and breach of contract claims that have become familiar in college athlete litigation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 July 2026
But a lengthy rollout raises questions about whether the model can become a scalable solution to the state’s housing crisis — the sale comes more than two years after the state made such transactions possible.

— Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of raises

Verb

Artificial intelligence now introduces a different challenge by demonstrating that many traditional legal tasks can be performed faster and more efficiently by machines.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
For coffee drinkers, the program introduces 52 distinct flavor releases over the course of the year.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of introduces

Verb

The global oil surplus should help commercial stockpiles bounce back, particularly if the rest of the world stops relying so much on the United States as the petroleum producer of last resort.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
If exception paths are undocumented, AI either stops too early or acts with false confidence.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

Given those 3,460 acres and the New Zealand government’s priority agenda to preserve and protect the nation’s indigenous cultures and landscape, this is a proposition that fosters opportunity without endangerment.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Still, what an enviable thing to toil in a righteous cause, and to act with such certainty that humane education fosters freedom.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of fosters

Verb

The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
But the publishing machine never quite halts, and the coming months do star a (smaller) collection of exciting new releases.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026

Definition of halts

Verb

Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.

— Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Any successful catches need to be killed humanely following strict state guidelines, as well as accurately documented.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026