Synonyms for Run-up
run-up

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1. runup, run-upnoun

   a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time

   "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"

   Synonyms:
   runup, run-up

2. run-upverb

   the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

   Synonyms:
   runup

3. run upverb

   pile up (debts or scores)

   Synonyms:
   chalk up, stitch, sew together, run up, sew, hoist

4. hoist, run upverb

   raise

   "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

   Synonyms:
   sew, chalk up, hoist, wind, lift, run up, stitch, sew together

5. sew, run up, sew together, stitchverb

   fasten by sewing; do needlework

   Synonyms:
   tailor-make, sew, sew together, hoist, stitch, run up, chalk up, tailor

6. chalk up, run upverb

   accumulate as a debt

   "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

   Synonyms:
   stitch, sew, sew together, run up, chalk up, tally, hoist

7. run upverb

   make by sewing together quickly

   "run up a skirt"

   Synonyms:
   chalk up, stitch, sew together, run up, sew, hoist

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1. List of paraphrases for "run-up":

   lead-up, eve, preparation, prelude

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1. Gaurang Shah:

   Looking at yesterday and today's recovery from the lows, my sense is that we are somewhere close to the bottom, my advice would be to avoid the small and mid-cap stocks right now because their valuations have run up to a great extent.

2. Anthony Cragg:

   As we speak we have been taking profit quite actively in the run-up to the elections and political temperatures have risen, the concern out there, which is not unique to us, is of government interference particularly in monetary policy. It looks like the president is leaning on the central bank to cut rates at a time when they should not be cutting.

3. Conner Doss and Kane Daugherty:

   I hear Miss Julie say,' Hey ! Somebody help !' So, I run up. Miss Julie's over here shaking really bad, i picked up the [ dispatch radio ], I said,' Somebody help. Our bus driver feels really dizzy.' Somebody called Miss Julie phone.

4. Casey Daggert:

   I ’m gon na miss her snuggles. [ She ] just had to be with me all the time and I miss that, i loved her laugh and the way she always wanted to talk to people and say' hello' to people. She was so outgoing and would run up to people and give them big hugs. It was who she was in spirit. She was a giant ball of happiness.

5. Rhona Smith:

   All laws must be applied equally ... to all political parties and their members to ensure protection of the democratic space in the run up to elections, the political situation, which includes renewed threats, judicial proceedings and even physical beating of members of the opposition, is a worry.