rev up
phrasal verb
revved up; revving up; revs up
informal
1
: to become more active
The campaign is revving up.
2
: to make (someone or something) more active or effective
Big business spending is revving up the economy.
The company is getting revved up for the launch of its new product line.
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Still, eager to change the topic and rev up Mr. Orban’s conservative base, his supporters in Parliament on Tuesday amended a law on public assembly to ban gay pride parades, the latest in a series of efforts to target the country’s L.G.B.T.Q. community.
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Acne can crop up in your 20s and beyond because reproductive hormones rev up as your body edges closer to its peak fertile window.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 16 June 2025
Things get extra spicy and energizing mid-month when Mars enters your sign on June 17, revving up your energy and giving you that rare mix of precision and power.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 June 2025
Over the next year, however, sneaker loafers may become increasingly popular as footwear brands rev up their own takes on the hybrid shoe.
—Fn Staff, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Acne can crop up in your 20s and beyond because reproductive hormones rev up as your body edges closer to its peak fertile window.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 16 June 2025
Things get extra spicy and energizing mid-month when Mars enters your sign on June 17, revving up your energy and giving you that rare mix of precision and power.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 June 2025
Over the next year, however, sneaker loafers may become increasingly popular as footwear brands rev up their own takes on the hybrid shoe.
—Fn Staff, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rev up
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“Rev up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rev%20up. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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