standing up

verb

present participle of stand up
as in flying
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 standing up The local community comes across as standing up for themselves and telling us their story. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 The photos show Leo standing up at the altar in green vestments celebrating Mass in a makeshift chapel that has been set up for him. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 Strickland praised the Canadian trucker convoy as an inspiration to Americans for standing up for their rights and exercising their freedom to protest. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The photos show Leo standing up at the altar in green vestments celebrating Mass in a makeshift chapel that has been set up for him in Gemelli hospital. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Those values might include being honest, assertive, or standing up for themselves. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 But this poll suggests Washingtonians are standing up to the bullies. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Some regulatory proposals include installing independent auditors inside frontier labs, introducing new liability laws and standing up regulatory reviews for AI models. — Garrett Downs,justin Papp, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 Michael does have a nice moment with Joe in this man wine cave about Joe standing up for him at the round table, and they hug. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing up
  1. flying
  2. holding up
  3. working
Verb
  • Reporting from Tel Aviv Shlomit Ofir is one of the many Israelis flying in from abroad to cast their votes in today’s election.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Air Force puts the missile’s range at approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers), allowing aircraft to launch it from a considerable distance rather than flying directly over hostile territory.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • With more than seven million people packed into over 9,000 high-rises, efficiency is key here, and people will judge you for holding up lines, hesitating with your Octopus card, or lingering over your dim sum table while others are waiting.
    — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The video appears to show a person near the middle of the street holding up a cellphone to record the SUV when the vehicle’s front-right corner strikes the observer, who tumbles to the ground.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of holding up
Verb
  • Still, something unexpected may force you to try a different method, schedule, or approach that ends up working better.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The association and Special Olympics Illinois are working together so down the road, more Special Olympians will be inducted.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of working

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