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My rough estimate is that Gibson will likely be around 45-50, Talbot around 30 and the rest will be allocated to Cossa in a ramp-up to next season. Max Bultman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 All of this comes after there were reports of a ramp-up of federal officers at an ICE facility in Portland on Friday, which Mayor Keith Wilson called a show of force and told residents to remain calm and not react. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025 Over the next several weeks, forecasts show the winds steadily strengthening to 15–20 m/s, a normal seasonal ramp-up as the polar night sets in. Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025 But always, the goal is to intervene and interrupt the ramp-up to violence. Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ramp-up

Word History

Etymology

derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramp-up was in 1980

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“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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