run-ups

noun

plural of run-up
1
as in countdowns

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as in spikes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-ups
  1. preliminaries
  2. spikes
  3. overtures
  4. jumps
  5. warm-ups
  6. extensions
  7. continuations
Noun
  • But all of that was just the preliminaries for Grady Emerson.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.
    — Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of preliminaries
Noun
  • The team identified a continuous midline feature that began as a fleshy crest along the neck and trunk and transitioned over the hips into a single row of spikes running down the tail — each spike positioned over a single vertebra and fitted to each other.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of spikes
Noun
  • Trump has alternated between threats and diplomatic overtures to get the job done, but the war is now approaching six months with no end in sight.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The dispute was overcome only after Sánchez made overtures to Morocco, acknowledging its rule over the territory.
    — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of overtures
Noun
  • Against this has to be set the benefits to the world of cheap tech, subsidised by the Chinese state – providing power that is cheaper, cleaner and less vulnerable to supply shocks or price jumps than oil and gas.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026
  • His earlier display of emotion made the song’s meaning hit even harder — and as the crowd erupted into jumps and shouts of glee, Smith stood there, a grin growing on his lipsticked mouth.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumps
Noun
  • For those who have spent pre-season consuming Liverpool’s in-house media content, one of the recurring visible figures who has been leading the opening phases of training sessions and pre-match warm-ups is De la Torre.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As Summit players had passed through the southeast gate and into warm-ups, the crowd pushed closer to the barriers.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026
Definition of warm-ups
Noun
  • Now, those extensions could end up on the chopping block, Burak said, as states seek ways to manage Medicaid losses.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The city installed curb extensions, added yellow paint to the crosswalks and installed tuff curbs with flexible posts between traffic lanes near the crosswalks.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of extensions
Noun
  • Since the series’ end, Stewart has kept busy — and not just by turning his small-screen captain into a big-screen hero with the franchise’s film continuations.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
  • Stranger Things’ transformation—from a charming homage to ’80s blockbusters to a sprawling transmedia franchise—was ribbed later in last night’s episode, in a commercial parody imagining a string of continuations.
    — Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of continuations
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