suit up

verb

suited up; suiting up; suits up
US
: to put on a uniform or special clothing
The players are suiting up for the game.
The divers suited up.

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Craig played 11 seasons in the NFL, suiting up for the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders and Minnesota Vikings from 1983-93. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 They were shaken but steady, the same people who suit up to handle lethal pathogens in high-containment labs, who worked through Ebola outbreaks in the forests of West Africa. — Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026 Dark clouds loomed over the Murfin Family Practice Field on Thursday morning as the Kansas football team suited up for Day 3 of preseason camp. — Latif Love august 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Toscano-Anderson, now 33, is the most recent Bay Area product to suit up for the Warriors. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suit up

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“Suit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suit%20up. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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