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as in to comprise
to be all the substance of
the book is made up of 20 chapters
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as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
she keeps making up excuses as to why she hasn't yet finished the project
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as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
we'll have to make up the bookcase, which came in a box marked "some assembly required"
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as in paint
preparations intended to beautify the face
she never left the house without applying her makeup and arranging her jewelry
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the makeup of the memorial is strikingly simple: a single massive globe signifying world unity
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Recent Examples of make up
Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
And all, as follow up investigations would reveal, were made up.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Thus there was no reason why all of Rose’s young people’s troupe, along with the strippers, could not have been made up entirely all-Black performers, even if some or all of the theater owners and powerbrokers were white, as was the reality in early 20th-Century American showbiz.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
And all, as follow up investigations would reveal, were made up.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
According to the brand, this binds to dirt, makeup, sunscreen, and sebum to easily wipe it away—leaving skin soft and conditioned.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Previous Slide Next Slide Sephora WalletHub suggests considering a Sephora gift card for the makeup and skincare lovers in your life.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, people aged 65 and older now comprise nearly 30 percent of the population.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Manhattan Outreach Consortium, which comprises multiple street homeless outreach groups operating in the borough, has in recent weeks privately urged the mayor’s office to restore the full hotspot funding stream, according to sources involved in those talks.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Initially reveling in his newfound freedom, Kevin soon faces a pair of bumbling burglars and devises elaborate traps to protect his home.JOHN DEALBREUIN Wealth of Geeks, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
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The team that devised this idea to explain JuMBO formation, led by Richard Parker of the University of Sheffield and undergraduate student Jessica Diamond, did so by revisiting an old idea to explain this new phenomenon.Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Riot police used water cannons and tear gas almost daily to disperse and beat scores of protesters, some of whom threw fireworks at police officers and built barricades on the capital’s central boulevard.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Carter was frequently seen on job sites getting the work done to help build homes for those in need, as recently as 2020.Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Rockets are feasting on the offensive glass, running teams in transition and dominating the paint.Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Demons' Souls Demon's Souls is technically a PS3 game that got a nice coat of paint for the PS5 remake, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the best on the console.David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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There were also design nods and restaurants themed to other big adventure stories like Finding Nemo, Coco, Moana, and even recent hits like Jungle Cruise and more.Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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King stayed abroad for a bit, enrolling in design school in Leicester, England, and later lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for many years.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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The microbiomes of plants and soil share very similar bacteria communities to our own, being composed of five major bacterial phyla that are also found in the human gut and skin.Kathy Willis, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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But Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada composed a good crossroads of America’s populace and sentiment in 2024.The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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The troubling facet is that the story is entirely concocted and does not necessarily reflect what my dad actually encountered.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Whether your recipient wants to concoct a tasty array of their favorite cheeses or stand it up for kitchen decor, this serving board will impress with its sleek appearance and durability.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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Further, not all the patients took the highest dose of the drug, leading to questions about how the study was constructed.Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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That legislation authorized the Bureau of Reclamation to fund and construct the Central Arizona Project system to transport Arizona’s share of Colorado River water.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Make up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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