Thesaurus results for GEAR UP

gear up

verb

Definition of gear up

as in to mount

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Recent Examples of gear up These political ads offer one indication of where each party sees its momentum going with voters, as candidates across the country gear up for the general election in November. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 July 2026 Compact Umbrella London is no stranger to rainy days, and as many cities gear up for less predictable weather, Ali says an umbrella is a must-have item for any trip. — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 Rent a sand sled in Rock Springs, grab plenty of water, and gear up for the four-wheel drive to your first stop, the Killpecker Sand Dunes. — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 As Americans gear up for a remarkably hot Fourth of July weekend, party fare is certainly on the mind. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up

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The nearly two-decade-old case has resurfaced as Patty mounts a Republican campaign for Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, which includes Kansas City.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
At the rear, bullet-style LED indicators double as brake and tail lights, allowing a logoed blanking plate to clean up the tail section where a central tail lamp normally mounts.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 July 2026

Definition of mount

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From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026

Definition of steel

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Getty Images The New York Mets are one of the few sure-fire sellers at this point before the MLB trade deadline, putting several veterans under the spotlight as potential chips for opposing contenders searching to fortify going into October.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Paramount now must strengthen its case for a high-stakes trial while fortifying Paramount’s existing businesses and managing uncertainty among the employee base.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of fortify

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Its inhabitants remain largely indifferent to the independence movement; village elders reason that freedom will benefit the educated while cultivators will merely exchange one set of masters for another.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Area communities, which receive a share of the tourism revenues, have been educated about the importance of conservation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of educate

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Webb was schooled in the Air Raid before the invention of the Air Pod.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
At 16, a fervid Thompson penetrated the province of impossibly cool older Black men, pleading with Johnny Tyus, an institution unto himself on the hat-wearing South Side, to school him in the ways of the chapeau.

— jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of school

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Bitcoin and crypto prices have traded sideways for most of this year, with traders nervously braced for a dramatic shock.

— Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Firefighters were bracing Saturday for the possibility of worsening fires in Oregon, where a blaze near Bend was of particular concern because of its proximity to people.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of brace

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In one of Kent Nishimura’s photographs of the White House press corps, which The New Yorker commissioned, the correspondent Beni Harmony readies herself for a segment featuring the President and the First Lady.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Choose three specific actions in the next 30 days that ready you for the pivots ahead — planned and unplanned.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of ready

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Although the storefront marks a significant milestone, Thomas says the business has always been about preparing his daughters for the future rather than simply increasing sales.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Draiblate is also a professional violinist, and the process of tuning and mentally preparing for a performance is just as familiar to him as the precise pre-flight procedures for a commercial jet.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of prepare

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