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back up

VERB
move backward
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ADJECTIVE
substitute
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In the subsequent years, however, the number of employees continued to climb back up.

From The Wall Street Journal

By midday, the airport was back up and running.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new scientific study cites Arvin-Edison as one of dozens of areas where local efforts have managed to halt declines in water levels and allow aquifers to come back up.

From Los Angeles Times

We had our backs up and the fans were with us and to do that goal... it just killed the momentum of the game.

From BBC

Lila’s career, her body, her entire life was consumed by the world until she was left with nothing, and now she’s holding a mirror back up to it.

From Los Angeles Times