BELLIES UP Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

bellies up

verb

present tense third-person singular of belly up

as in comes up

to come near or nearer belly up to the buffet table and help yourselves

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Recent Examples of bellies up The private patio space off of the living room bellies up to the beach, where two sunbeds and an umbrella are set up for sunset happy hours. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026 For the best seat in the house, request the chef's table that bellies up to the kitchen. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 16 Jan. 2026

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The shoe is classified as a sandal style, but comes up to the knees like a boot.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
An emotional truth about what you’re owed in a close relationship or joint venture comes up for review today.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of comes up

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As the country approaches its 250th birthday, roughly half of Americans say the American Dream no longer holds true, and younger generations are on track to earn less than their parents.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Communing with her fans is part of the Chinouriri experience, so much so that anyone who approaches her for a photo is also met with a real conversation.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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Sympathy comes later, unleashed in 18th-century thought through Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759).

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The predominantly beige canvas comes spring loaded with pops of color, notably a sunset orange shade.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of comes

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One reason the early childhood brain development window closes without intervention is that our diagnostic tools were not built to look through the mother-child nexus.

— Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
The sentence closes a criminal case that grew from an endangerment arrest into a sweeping prosecution tied to multiple deaths and reshaped how Texas regulates unlicensed care homes and the agents who steer older adults into them.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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