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meet up with

VERB
bump into
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come across run into
WEAK
chance upon encounter hit light light upon luck meet run across stumble tumble
VERB
encounter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear bump into come across come upon confront detect experience face find meet run into suffer turn up
STRONG
close descry espy front sustain undergo
WEAK
alight upon chance upon cross the path fall in with hit upon rub eyeballs run across run smack into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid dodge lose miss pass by
WEAK
evade retreat run away

Example Sentences

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If you would normally go out and meet up with friends in the evening for a drink, well, how about going and meeting up and doing a craft activity instead?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“You get a reason to meet up with a specific person, take some of that pressure off.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"I really want to meet up with Lana. I talked to my mother about it. Maybe our parents can arrange something."

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

When we meet up with these two, June can barely stand being in Serena’s presence and is juggling a toddler while contending with a shattered arm.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025

I grabbed one of the million apples we’d brought back from our farmers’ market trip and stomped off to my room to call Dad before going to Calaca to meet up with the band.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez