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View definitions for making up

making up

noun as in reunion

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The state’s Black people are disproportionately affected by homelessness: Despite making up only about 5% of California’s total population, they represent roughly 25% of its homeless people.

And then there are those still making up their minds.

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When the new Border Security Command was announced, Conservative former home secretary James Cleverly suggested it was a "gimmick" and accused Labour of making up a job that already existed.

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It’s the nerve centre for all the company’s Pilbara iron ore operations, which span 17 mines in total, including the three making up Greater Nammuldi.

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Commercial properties — office buildings, retail buildings, warehouses, etc. — accounted for 135 sales, making up 20% of the total and raising $117.4 million.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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