bring up
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Synonyms
breed, foster, nourish, nurse, raise, rear
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Beto O’Rourke brought up opioids to criticize the health care industry. — German Lopez, Vox, "The Democratic debates neglected one of America’s biggest public health crises," 1 Aug. 2019 During tonight’s debate candidates brought up Trump 89 times, outnumbering mentions during both nights of the June debates. — Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, "Trump mentioned 161 times during the Democratic debates in Detroit," 1 Aug. 2019 Biden — who once served as a public defender — brought up the scandal Harris faced in San Francisco when about 1,000 drug cases were dismissed after prosecutors failed to tell defense attorneys about a lab technician who had tampered with evidence. — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, "Kamala Harris on defense at Democratic debate as rivals hit her over health care, criminal justice," 31 July 2019 That brought up Yasmani Grandal, who greeted Liam Hendriks by chopping a single under the glove of Marcus Semien at shortstop to drive in Arcia and tie the game at 1-1. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Athletics 3, Brewers 2 (10 innings): Josh Hader gives up decisive blast to Matt Olson," 31 July 2019 Plugging in your phone now brings up your Maps app first, with favorited addresses featured up front alongside live commute times. — Natt Garun, The Verge, "Google has made Android Auto work more like your phone — for better or worse," 30 July 2019 At the end of the episode the two chat, and Tana brings up the all important question regarding a prenup. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Tana Mongeau Admits That Her Wedding to Jake Paul Was “For Fun and For Content”," 30 July 2019 The veteran first baseman, brought up July 23 from Triple-A Albuquerque to replace Mark Reynolds, has raked in a small sample size so far for Colorado. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Reds take series over Rockies as last-place Colorado ends road trip with playoff odds hovering around one percent," 28 July 2019 That brought up Murphy, who entered Saturday with 10 hits in 17 at-bats against the Reds this season and 11 RBI. — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, "Josh VanMeter, Eugenio Suárez homer in Cincinnati Reds win over Colorado Rockies," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bring up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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