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
Ortberg said at the hearing Wednesday that the company could work up to production rate of 38 Max planes a month or even higher sometime this year, but said Boeing wouldn’t push it if the production line isn’t stable.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Riley at times reported working up to 86 hours at the bank and 82 hours at DCFS in the same two-week pay period, the report found.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Yes, the end results are abominations, but there’s at least a lot less to get worked up about.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
With all this basketball to watch, fans are likely to work up a hunger.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Riley at times reported working up to 86 hours at the bank and 82 hours at DCFS in the same two-week pay period, the report found.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Yes, the end results are abominations, but there’s at least a lot less to get worked up about.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
With all this basketball to watch, fans are likely to work up a hunger.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for work up
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Prime Video is developing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, based on the Crane-Iron Pentalogy book series by Wang Dulu.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Samsung Wireless Fast Charge: Samsung developed a Proprietary Power Delivery Extension (PPDE) standard in the early days of Qi to offer higher than 5-watt wireless charging.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The film, which is represented internationally by Pathé, follows a woman who leaves her hometown to forge a bigger and better life for herself, but must return home because of a family emergency.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cuban forged a particular bond with Dumont, sensing long-term business opportunities with the son-in-law of Miriam Adelson, Sheldon’s widow.—
C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The crisis has created a surge in patriotism among Canadians, with many in the country feeling that Carney is the best person to lead the country at the moment.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The offence O’Reilly’s draft day scouting reports suggested the Oilers chose a middle-six centre (second or third line) with wicked checking ability and enough offence to project into a feature role if everything worked out.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The projects’ operating costs are still being worked out.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Work up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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