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go up







VERB
scale
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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As a consequence, under real-world conditions, current safety measures can go up in smoke.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's quite unique because they've got these propellers, so it can go up like a helicopter and then transition into what we call fixed-wing mode and fly like a plane," said Mr Brown.

From BBC

He says every time the minimum wage goes up it adds £100,000 to his wage bill.

From BBC

He said that the cost of living has "gone up massively" and has impacted working families.

From BBC

Emergency services were alerted early Saturday that several high-voltage cables on a bridge near a power plant had gone up in flames.

From Barron's