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made-up

[meyd-uhp] / ˈmeɪdˈʌp /


made up




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The 1983 changes raised payroll taxes, pushed full retirement age from age 65 to 67, and made up to 50% of benefits taxable for the first time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Atomic nuclei are the compact centers of atoms, made up of protons and neutrons.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The index’s top 10 stocks recently made up nearly 40% of its total value, a level not seen since 1965.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Lean mass or muscle made up 14.6% of total weight loss in the apitegromab group, compared with 30.2% in the placebo group that received a dummy treatment alongside Mounjaro.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Once his mind was made up, neither of us could change it.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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