gear up

verb

Definition of gear upnext
as in to mount

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Recent Examples of gear up Few things are more frustrating than gearing up to mow the lawn only to find that your mower won't start. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026 It's been a big theme this week, and one that Wall Street will be watching closely as Anthropic and OpenAI gear up for potentially massive IPOs in the coming months. — Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 16 June 2026 Fans were continuing to gear up for a week of celebrations that will culminate with a ticker-tape parade down the famed Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan on Thursday morning. — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 14 June 2026 Organizers of the protest printed a handbook for demonstrators that included a map of the security perimeter, tips on how to gear up for the march, and advice on how to behave if detained by police. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 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
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  • This is the first time Xi has attended the flagship event since its launch in 2018, a clear signal of the importance Beijing attaches to AI and the mounting competition with the US to lead its future.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • This work to address data center load variability comes at a time of mounting public and governmental pressure.
    — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
Definition of mount
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  • In the final clip, Chani steels herself and runs toward an invisible adversary.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026
Definition of steel
Verb
  • These foods, including wheat and dairy products, are said to be fortified with vitamin D.
    — Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
  • Surgeons opted for a laparoscopic procedure, making small incisions to insert tools to fortify the abdominal wall.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Definition of fortify
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  • According to the KitKat Playroom website, the streams help educate viewers about kitten care and can increase adoption rates.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
Definition of educate
Verb
  • Webb was schooled in the Air Raid before the invention of the Air Pod.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
  • At 16, a fervid Thompson penetrated the province of impossibly cool older Black men, pleading with Johnny Tyus, an institution unto himself on the hat-wearing South Side, to school him in the ways of the chapeau.
    — jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Definition of school
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  • The entire domestic box office was bracing for the Independence Day doldrums.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 July 2026
  • But true lambrusco, made in the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna is dry, bracing and delicately effervescent.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of brace
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  • In an interview with the Financial Times, Eurostar CEO Gwendoline Cazenave said the company is readying itself for temperatures normally associated with Saudi Arabia.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • Fortunately, the Dutch squad were staying nearby, with the team opting to ready the bicycles at the hotel before the riders cycled two kilometres to sign on and begin racing.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of ready
Verb
  • Harry Kane refused to be drawn into comparisons with fellow striker Erling Haaland yesterday as the England captain prepares for a World Cup quarterfinal showdown with Norway that could go some way to deciding who wins the tournament’s Golden Boot.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • In a tunnel as both teams prepared to take the pitch for the pomp of the two national anthems, out of view of the crowd, Norwegian star Erling Haaland was hugging or dapping his opponents.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
Definition of prepare

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