got up

past tense of get up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of got up Portions of southwest Colorado and southeast Utah saw two to four inches, whereas areas with higher elevations, like the San Juan Mountains, got up to six inches. — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 Williamson, who wasn’t on the ALDS roster, made a diving grab on DeLauter’s sharp grounder, got up and threw him out. — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Jones got up, straightened his shoulder pads and headed back to the defensive backfield. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 There were scuff marks on the coffee table where Porsha got up and tried to teach everyone how to twerk. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Barkov remained down for a few moments, then got up and headed toward the tunnel leading to the Florida dressing room. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Now, Entertainment Weekly looks back at what the cast of The Love Boat got up to after their years at sea. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 Raine fortunately landed flush on her buttocks, rather than on bone, and got up, leaving the Saloon without a backwards glance. — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026 Treadwell got up and was smoked by the Chiefs’ Nohl Williams. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up
Verb
  • Intismeran is based on technology similar to the revolutionary COVID-19 vaccine that was rolled out to manage the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The project is heavily planned, training is rolled out and senior leaders make big speeches about the benefits.
    — Salvador Ordorica, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This Saturday, friends, family and community members clad in different shades of light blue came together at a public vigil to honor Noel’s legacy.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • As San Francisco’s Hobart Building—with its elaborate neoclassical facade clad in terracotta—neared completion in 1914, influential architect Willis Polk was commissioned for another project across the bay in the Berkeley Hills.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 2022, Lula summoned his old populist magnetism, built a coalition large enough to defeat Bolsonaro, and won a third term.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • About 20 minutes later, Hall summoned all off-duty swiftwater technicians.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That stint turned out to be the best stretch of the night for the Knicks.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Anthem, the studio’s attempt at a live-service open-world shooter, turned out more ambitious than engaging for most and was recently shuttered for good well after plans for a sweeping overhaul were aborted.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chinese anger over Sanrio’s range of soft toys, including Hello Kitty, dressed as spies from the show has simmered for days on social media and came to a head this week when Chinese state media ramped up the condemnation.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Having these classic, high-quality closet staples will make getting dressed and packing for fall trips a breeze.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hundreds of people were gathered inside the warehouse of a steel-fabricating company in north Topeka in a state where Democrats haven't won a Senate race since 1932.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • More than a hundred people had gathered earlier in and around the church for a funeral procession.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The flames were so large that traffic cameras detected the fire, and neighbors woke to the home being consumed.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This is what publishers get for selling out to woke novelists!
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Was the last petal from the enchanted rose about to fall, this beauty of a season due to turn ugly?
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Got up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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