sticking up

verb

present participle of stick up
as in ripping off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticking up
  1. ripping off
  2. holding up
  3. robbing
  4. plundering
  5. looting
  6. invading
  7. breaking in
Verb
  • The offense mostly held up their end of the bargain, racking up 446 yards and ripping off several explosive plays.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • There’s also been online chatter leaning toward the antisemitic (Lefty is Jewish), and other comments painting her as a thieving mastermind knowingly ripping off songs.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ripping off
Verb
  • Revenue may be holding up even as calendar productivity softens, creating an important trade-off for buyers to consider.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Consumers are also doing their part, holding up better against higher fuel prices and higher tariffs than many forecast.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of holding up
Verb
  • Around the same time, legacy media began its slow decline, robbing magazines and TV shows of much of their PR powers.
    — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
  • He is accused of robbing and killing Anna Yagi, 39, who was found at a hotel in Naha on Saturday morning.
    — Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of robbing
Verb
  • In fact, plundering England’s lower leagues is a rich source of unique goals, from Ballard’s spectacular effort to this cheeky one from Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March in their 1-0 League Two win over Northampton on Saturday.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly three decades later, Cornelius is still partying and plundering, though usually in a more relaxed fashion and with less of a Beach Boys influence.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of plundering
Verb
  • David Cassirer has argued the law clearly requires the museum to return the painting — and has pledged to support other looting victims with any proceeds.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • At the height of the roughly two-and-a-half-hour melee that followed, as many as 1,500 people surged through Westwood Village, smashing windows, looting stores, and vandalizing cars.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of looting
Verb
  • It's meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • It’s meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago.
    — Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of invading
Verb
  • The employee watched the security footage and found that nobody was breaking in.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • History is only half of the equation here, as both the Tigers and Gators are breaking in new coaches who just as easily could have been on opposite sidelines.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of breaking in
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“Sticking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticking%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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