gather momentum/strength
idiom
: to begin to be more popular and effective
The campaign has begun to gather momentum/strength.
Examples of gather momentum/strength in a Sentence
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He was quickly joined by others as the group began rocking the SUV back and forth to gather momentum to put it back on its wheels.
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Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Yet even as efforts to shut down the facility gather strength, some officials and environmental advocates are skeptical such a move will help.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Kyiv believes that Moscow is still seeking to install a puppet government in Ukraine and will use any respite in the fighting to gather strength before opportunistically resuming the battle.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2024
Landmasses help to slow storms that gather strength across oceans.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
Fittingly for a singer-songwriter who seems to gather strength in dark, ambiguous moments, what could be an act of avoidance starts feeling like a firm epiphany.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
This question started to gather momentum, shaking the foundational pillars of banking and financial services.
—Sixteen Ramos, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
Ian, meanwhile, continues to churn and gather strength just south of Cuba, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
—Emre Kelly, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
Five rescue workers have died in the aftermath of Typhoon Noru, which made landfall in the Philippines Sunday and is predicted to gather strength again before hitting Vietnam on Tuesday.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Yet even as efforts to shut down the facility gather strength, some officials and environmental advocates are skeptical such a move will help.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Kyiv believes that Moscow is still seeking to install a puppet government in Ukraine and will use any respite in the fighting to gather strength before opportunistically resuming the battle.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2024
Landmasses help to slow storms that gather strength across oceans.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
Fittingly for a singer-songwriter who seems to gather strength in dark, ambiguous moments, what could be an act of avoidance starts feeling like a firm epiphany.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
This question started to gather momentum, shaking the foundational pillars of banking and financial services.
—Sixteen Ramos, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
Ian, meanwhile, continues to churn and gather strength just south of Cuba, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.
—Emre Kelly, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
Five rescue workers have died in the aftermath of Typhoon Noru, which made landfall in the Philippines Sunday and is predicted to gather strength again before hitting Vietnam on Tuesday.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 26 Sep. 2022
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