gear up

verb

Definition of gear upnext
as in to mount

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Recent Examples of gear up As Valley residents gear up to celebrate Labor Day weekend, drivers should be prepared to face record-breaking gas prices before hitting the road. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Hard Knocks gives an inside look at how NFL teams gear up for football season, and this year, the HBO and NFL Films docuseries featured the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026 Outside that box were all the Mega Millions players, who can gear up for a $145 million drawing on Friday, and all the Jackpot Triple Play players. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Expectations are sky high at Gillette Stadium as the Patriots gear up for the start of their quest to get back to the Super Bowl. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
  1. mount
  2. steel
  3. fortify
  4. educate
  5. school
  6. brace
  7. ready
  8. prepare
Verb
  • Pressure for action on all types of kratom is mounting after two students at the University of Mississippi died this month, with kratom products found on the scene in both cases.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Ali dominated early, before Frazier mounted a ferocious counterattack in the middle.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of mount
Verb
  • Instead, Houthi actions seem to have steeled Riyadh’s resolve to confront the group.
    — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Glasnow steeled this time, mixing in his slider to keep hitters off his fastball after being too predictable early.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of steel
Verb
  • In August, Bonnaroo, the beloved Tennessee festival, was canceled to take a break and fortify the grounds after back to back years of heavy storms.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Residents stacked sandbags to fortify beachfront shops and evacuated their homes in some coastal areas on Thursday.
    — Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fortify
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  • This statutory commission would educate the public and prepare Congress to act.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Griffin and Ross are pursuing universities because universities can do more than educate students.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of educate
Verb
  • Musically schooled in Vienna, Higginson hired the players, chose the conductors, and shouldered the deficits.
    — Joseph Horowitz, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
  • To that end, the Dolphins will school Willis on how to run and teach the players around him how to block for a running quarterback.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of school
Verb
  • The protest came as the BBC braces to announce further cuts next week, with director general Matt Brittin planning to address staff in a Town Hall on Wednesday, expected to be chaired by Radio 4 Today show host Anna Foster.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And Lee Chang-Dong’s Possible Love anchors a bracing social critique with two electrically human lead performances.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of brace
Verb
  • These consumer intentions were revealed as the retail industry readies for a holiday shopping season marked by more intense holiday promotions as shoppers seek discounts as a way to offset inflationary prices.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Last month, a judge denied Anthony's motion for a new trial, though the family is readying another appeal.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ready
Verb
  • Tehran is preparing a more forceful response if Washington resumes large-scale strikes, Reuters reported.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Next, Meyer is preparing to introduce new love bird designs while continuing to build on the brand’s core collection.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepare

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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gear%20up. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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