as in to close
to come near or nearer
belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves
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Recent Examples of belly up
But it’s been plagued by desertions in recent years as the oil-rich nation’s economy went belly up under Maduro’s watch.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
That translates to an additional $20,000 in sales over the three days from folks who bellied up to the bars while waiting (and waiting and waiting) for their flights.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 July 2024
In 2018, a team posited that the heavily armored animals often went belly up because of bloating as their carcasses floated out to sea.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Some of the images are meant to be provocative: In one, a horseshoe crab, bronze and gleaming, lies belly up, stretching its legs toward the sky.
—Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
That translates to an additional $20,000 in sales over the three days from folks who bellied up to the bars while waiting (and waiting and waiting) for their flights.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 26 July 2024
In 2018, a team posited that the heavily armored animals often went belly up because of bloating as their carcasses floated out to sea.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Some of the images are meant to be provocative: In one, a horseshoe crab, bronze and gleaming, lies belly up, stretching its legs toward the sky.
—Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly up
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There was also plenty of high drama, like Rachel pausing and closing her eyes before standing on the wobbly platform for the last time.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Crane has claimed the window will never close under his ownership tenure.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The main iPhone line has been updated annually, but the iPhone SE still ships with a chip approaching three years old.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Emily approaches each day with a positive attitude and strives to truly learn and understand the content that she is exposed to.Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2024
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Nearly a mile high, the hotel has nine rooms with a minimalistic approach to Alpine architecture, zero-waste cuisine rooted in foraged and regionally grown ingredients, and a holistic spa that draws on the knowledge of local herbalists and naturalists.Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The author was especially adept at conjuring the bone-deep satisfaction of another ephemeral experience: preparing and consuming food that drew on Black American culinary traditions.Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ariana Grande’s name is all over the Billboard charts as the end of the year nears.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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With Judge nearing the end of his prime, the Yankees need to show urgency in trying to win their first World Series since 2009.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Boston Red Sox came up short in their free-agent pursuit of outfielder Juan Soto.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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After meticulously scanning its internal data from September 2022 to August 2024, Pinterest came up with a list of must-know trends expected to take hold in 2025.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Belly up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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