up for
idiom
1
informal
: wanting to have or do (something)
I'm up for some Chinese food.
Are you up for watching a movie?
We're going out dancing tonight. Are you up for it?
2
—used to say that someone or something is or will be involved in a particular process and especially one that leads to a decision
His proposal is up for consideration.
She is up for reelection next year.
3
—used to say that something is available to be bought
Our house is up for sale.
items that are up for auction
4
: appearing in a court of law because of being accused of (a crime)
He was up for armed robbery.
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And Democrats kept a purple Orange County district that was up for grabs after Rep. Katie Porter left the seat to run unsuccessfully for Senate this year.
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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A keeper at the Oklahoma City Zoo one day noticed that Eko, a Sumatran tiger, kept rubbing his face on the side of the fence, breaking all his whiskers.
—Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Denver Public Schools sets public meetings at each of 10 schools up for closure or restructuring
The school board will vote whether to close seven schools on Nov. 21; Marrero doesn’t need the board’s approval to restructure the other three schools.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
The tax cuts that Republicans passed in 2017 are also up for renewal, and will be another issue lawmakers in the next Congress will need to tackle.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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A keeper at the Oklahoma City Zoo one day noticed that Eko, a Sumatran tiger, kept rubbing his face on the side of the fence, breaking all his whiskers.
—Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Denver Public Schools sets public meetings at each of 10 schools up for closure or restructuring
The school board will vote whether to close seven schools on Nov. 21; Marrero doesn’t need the board’s approval to restructure the other three schools.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
The tax cuts that Republicans passed in 2017 are also up for renewal, and will be another issue lawmakers in the next Congress will need to tackle.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Up for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20for. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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