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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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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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Recent Examples of stand-up
Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The 40-year-old's Netflix deal includes three Kill Tony specials and one solo stand-up performance, all of which were filmed at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Willing to stand up defensively to the likes of Jayson Tatum.
– Kyle Anderson?
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
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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How a British Dad Made Comedy Gold: George Lewis’s riffs on the absurdities of millennial parenting — and the inner lives of 2-year-olds — have won him legions of fans online and galvanized his once middling stand-up career.
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Will the real Marshall Mathers please stand up? Eminem is officially a grandfather!
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Sandler did his first stand-up at 17 at an open mic in Boston.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-up
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Of course, Greg/Gary is an honorable guy who would never bankrupt Belinda to teach her a lesson about greed and blackmail.—
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Some Union soldiers attended the event, and two Union officers delivered orations, each focusing on the topic of reconciliation between the honorable foes.—
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If both series were graphed using a single vertical axis, the (blue) intraday series would hug the horizontal axis.—
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This vertical plant support made from coconut fiber mimics the texture of tree bark, allowing climbing plants to attach their aerial roots and grow upwards.—
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Ed O’Keefe, meanwhile, flew to Ontario to examine the effect of Trump tariffs on electricity from Canada.—
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On Wednesday, a different plane flying the same route from Charlotte to Augusta also experienced a mechanical issue, American Airlines told CNN.—
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This accountability between sustainability initiatives and resilience among uncertainty is sparking more honest conversations, leading to more realistic goal setting and, ultimately, more meaningful progress.—
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The album is raw, honest, and deeply personal—a sonic letter to women and their stories, both told and untold.—
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From second-time Oscar winners to Hollywood heartthrobs, here are the five outfits that deserve a standing ovation of their own.—
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With Mike Witcher on dobro and Ethan Ballinger on mandolin, guitar, and harmony vocals, the Luke Bulla Trio gave a commanding performance that well-deserved its standing ovations, the news release stated.—
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Tan was most recently president of Loewe Asia, and has worked for a host of European luxury brands out of Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo.—
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By then, Reggie was 31, had graduated college and was working for a pharmaceutical company near San Antonio.—
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Chances are its uninhibited critique of privilege, political satire, and wicked social commentary would be softened or edited out.—
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The satire, co-created by Rogen and longtime partner Evan Goldberg— along with Perez, Pete Huyck (Veep) and Alex Gregory — explores the tension inherent in filmmaking as both an art form and a business.—
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The American Journal of Transplantation study found that China is likely violating the dead donor rule, an ethical norm which requires all organ donors to be dead before their organs are harvested.—
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So, if insects can feel pain, as most Americans believe, then there is an ethical reason to protect their welfare.—
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“Stand-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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