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

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. Stephanie Valencia:

   Any movement of White swing voters regressing to the mean, or any downtick of support from White swing voters for Joe Biden, and( his) not doing the work to continue to increase support and run up the score with Hispanic voters in these key states could amount to a closer election than we would be comfortable with.

2. 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.

3. Andrew Opie:

   HGV drivers are the glue which hold our supply chains together. Without them, we are unable to move goods from farms to warehouses to shops, unless new drivers are found in the next ten days, it is inevitable that we will see significant disruption in the run up to Christmas.

4. Carsten Brzeski:

   In the run-up to a meeting you heard diverging views, but once a decision was taken, the dissidents shut up — until the September meeting.

5. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   It may be that the document is so good that we say: 'Yes brilliant'. But I rather doubt it, i suspect that the document will be the basis of further work that we need to do in the run up to the Council. But we will see.