gather momentum/strength

idiom

: to begin to be more popular and effective
The campaign has begun to gather momentum/strength.

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In the absence of a unifying figure to guide the exile movement and temper its more radical factions, demands for full Tibetan independence could gather momentum. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025 This is a most wholesome promise of the monetary innovation that continues to gather strength in contemporary times. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 From climate activism to reproductive freedom, from economic empowerment to diasporic unity, this is where movements gather momentum. Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 June 2025 Climate change means new hurricane threats Climate change makes powerful storms more common, in part because sea surface temperatures are abnormally high in the part of the Atlantic where hurricanes form, and in the Gulf of Mexico where many hurricanes gather strength before hitting land. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gather momentum/strength

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“Gather momentum/strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gather%20momentum%2Fstrength. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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