stand-up
adjective
standing erect or upright, as a collar.
standup
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a variation of
stand-up.
Example Sentences
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So there was no pressure from the press, although more reporters than usual showed up to be part of Zacharia’s inaugural standup routine.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Recently, I did my first standup routine in years containing zero fat jokes.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
A mashup of a memoir, a self-help book, a personal-finance guide, a serious and startling social history of wealth and a standup comedy routine, this is one of the funniest financial books I’ve ever read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But that year the aspiring actor and standup comedian noticed Nashville hot chicken starting to trend, primarily given the success of Chinatown’s Howlin’ Ray’s, a West Coast beacon of the dish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
While not exactly a standup act, Stallman certainly possesses the chops to keep a roomful of engineers in stitches.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams
