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suit up

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  1. Put on clothes for a particular activity, as in Come on, fellows, it's time to suit up for the hockey game. [Mid-1900s]


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Maybe your family Thanksgiving touch football team can suit up, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Forward Jarred Vanderbilt, who has about $25 million left on his contract over the next two seasons, did not suit up for Friday’s preseason finale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Mitchell has been limited recently but is on pace to suit up against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

And on Thursday afternoon, just two days before LSU’s marquee season opener against Clemson, a Louisiana judge will determine whether the former pros will be allowed to suit up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

I mentally fist pump and suit up to start on the defoliant.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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