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to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
a hypothesis that won't stand up to close analysis
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Recent Examples of stood up
Pasha, as he is known, bravely stood up against the Russian government’s endeavor to indoctrinate students nationwide after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
During the opening session of Venezuela's National Assembly this week, opposition lawmaker Tomás Guanipa stood up to demand freedom for the country's more than 800 political prisoners, one of whom is his brother.
—John Otis, NPR, 8 Jan. 2026
When Bosch pushed back, several contestants stood up and walked out in solidarity.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
But when the bride finally put her foot down and stood up for herself, both the mother-in-law and her fiancé got upset.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
One kid stood up and said, Three tours, there is no courage without vulnerability.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Bunnie Xo stood up for herself while also defending her husband, Jelly Roll, after being attacked online for her bombshell appearance.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
As Saft stood up, his phone pinged.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The minister grinned, refused to commit himself, and then stood up for a round of photographs.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood up
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
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Steve Sarkisian worked for Saban twice at Alabama.—
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It’s been everywhere with her and has held up impressively well, despite constant use.—
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Indeed, their body language and working relationship belies nothing of the boorish, antagonistic dynamic between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose enmity risked lives (as when Cuomo held up a mass Covid vaccine site in New York due to his beef with de Blasio).—
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“Stood up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20up. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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