Examples of ramp-up in a Sentence

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But always, the goal is to intervene and interrupt the ramp-up to violence. Ian Berry, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 But Greenlaw was again relegated to the side field for three straight days in this week’s ramp-up to an AFC West matchup with the Chargers. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025 The active group received a current of 2 mA with brief (30-second) periods of ramping, whereas the sham group got a ramp-up/ramp-down current that felt real but wasn’t therapeutically active. New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025 Even if the recovery leans toward the shorter end of the timeline, Coulibaly will need a ramp-up before returning to game action. Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 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 27 Sep. 2025.

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