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as in spike
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Recent Examples of run-up
Javier Bardem and Antonio Banderas gave star wattage to the ceremony, which was noted in its run-up as much for its absences as attendees.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
After a pandemic-era run-up in prices that devastated many consumers’ finances, inflation has been curtailed dramatically.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, most industry groups have canceled their Grammy-week parties, making for a quieter run-up to this year’s event.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
But after Nvidia's huge run-up — the stock soared 239% in 2023 and 171% in 2024 — the market is on edge about any possible pullback in spending.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
After a pandemic-era run-up in prices that devastated many consumers’ finances, inflation has been curtailed dramatically.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, most industry groups have canceled their Grammy-week parties, making for a quieter run-up to this year’s event.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
But after Nvidia's huge run-up — the stock soared 239% in 2023 and 171% in 2024 — the market is on edge about any possible pullback in spending.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for run-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-up
Noun
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The victim entered the intersection with just two seconds left on the pedestrian countdown clock.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Eliminating that countdown and shortening the game(s) might yield marginal improvement.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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The last time there was a comparable two-year spike like this was in the 2011-12 seasons.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Identity management systems often need to handle spikes in traffic, such as bulk provisioning during organizational changes or periods of high user activity.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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And just by being around his Team Canada teammates, Crosby is doing what Iginla and others did for him back in 2010, when Canada lost to the U.S. in the preliminaries and beat it in the gold medal game.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Sophomore Charlie Cutts was the only Saber to make the finals (top eight) in an individual event from the preliminaries Feb. 21.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Since making the jump from beauty influencer to reggaeton mexa baddie, 23-year-old Mua is now running the scene.—
Lucas Villa,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Universities offer great education, but many fall short of helping students make the jump into the workforce.—
Botir Nasridinov,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The alignment of the ambassadors, seated to the president's far left, has been upended by Trump's determination to end the war in Ukraine, with friendly overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin and an Oval Office brawl Friday that sent Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy packing.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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This policy overture is just one in a slew of immigration crackdown policies and Executive Orders that the Trump Administration has put forth.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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This included a confounding and-one call by the referees, in which White was granted continuation on a layup while being fouled despite fully losing — then regaining — possession of the ball.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Several of the wrestlers just won their first state title with the football team in the fall, and this was a continuation.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on the same day that Ukraine would have to concede Crimea, an area of Ukraine that was seized by Russia in 2014 in a prelude to the current conflict, and its aspirations to NATO membership in order to reach a peace agreement.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The new ongoing series will launch with a 10-page prelude by Slott and Albuquerque in DC All In 2025 FCBD Special Edition No. 1 on May 3 as part of DC’s Free Comic Book Day programming.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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The upturn under rookie coach DeShaun Foster was commendable.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Manchester City’s recent upturn in form has brought their assets back on the radar for Gameweek 23 in Fantasy Premier League.—
Holly Shand,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Run-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-up. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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