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making up

noun as in reunion

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Some 1.1 million Syrian refugees are currently living in Lebanon, making up one-quarter of the resident population.

Tuesday night, Jon Stewart and company came back in full force, making up for lost time.

“Insurance companies are making up their own rules as they go along,” said Kalra of the Transgender Law Center.

There are roughly 200,000 church members in the U.K., making up less than one-third of one percent of the population.

This can save you some money, making up for the slightly higher price of the lamp.

It is especially to be recommended to buy always the best materials when making up mourning.

Between the two shafts was a young girl making up bunches of violets.

The afternoon passed uneventfully, and they amused themselves by making up stories about their fellow passengers.

Darkness fell, and the porters moved about, making up berths and answering the hundred and one insistent calls of the passengers.

I'd look fine going over there to help the Allies, and then making up my mind it was the British who'd spilled the beans.

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On this page you'll find 162 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to make up, such as: ad-lib, blend, coin, combine, compose, and compound.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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