1
as in honorable
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
a real stand-up guy, he's willing to raise the child—by himself if necessary
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2
as in vertical
rising straight up
a puppy with stand-up ears
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as in to fly
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis
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as in improv
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Examples of stand-up in a Sentence
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Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Cole has continued to shine in both television and stand-up comedy.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2024
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
So, Lincoln and 60 other protesters stand up and start screaming in the Security Council.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Rodgers said that Hawk suggested McAfee as an emergency fill-in for a golf tournament team, and McAfee agreed to do it even while in the midst of a stand-up comedy tour.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
DeGeneres made her name as a stand-up in the mid-’80s, doing the kind of lighthearted, apolitical comedy that fueled the rise of such peers as Jerry Seinfeld and Ray Romano.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Cole has continued to shine in both television and stand-up comedy.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2024
Verb
Whether this mandate can or will stand up against the company's drive to get as many AI capabilities into all of its products as quickly as possible remains to be seen, but the Recall correction is a step in that direction.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
So, Lincoln and 60 other protesters stand up and start screaming in the Security Council.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
Sandler did his first stand-up at 17 at an open mic in Boston.
—Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
Rodgers said that Hawk suggested McAfee as an emergency fill-in for a golf tournament team, and McAfee agreed to do it even while in the midst of a stand-up comedy tour.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Stand-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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