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gear up

verb

geared up; gearing up; gears up

intransitive verb

: to get ready
are gearing up for the big game

Examples of gear up in a Sentence

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Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are gearing up for a massive Thanksgiving showdown against the Dallas Cowboys, but ahead of the action, Mahomes made a head-turning business move on Wednesday. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 The union’s leaders are gearing up for a fight. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Nov. 2025 With a fresh wave of solar wind shaking up Earth’s magnetic field, the sky is gearing up for another cosmic performance, just as everyone settles in for travel, turkey and holiday chaos. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 Like its competitors, Muji is gearing up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers with special offers for items as diverse as flannel tops and cacao truffles. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gear up

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gear up was in 1943

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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gear%20up. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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