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Recent Examples of gear up
The countdown is on for the Met Gala — with guests toning up, Upper East Side hotels filling up and fans gearing up to watch Monday night’s arrivals.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
The drug, which is used to treat lung cancer, melanoma and certain other cancers, has historically been given by intravenous infusion, but Merck is gearing up to launch an injectable version that would be easier on patients.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
He was named the BRITs Rising Star winner for 2025 and is gearing up to support Ed Sheeran across a European stadium tour this summer (May 30-Sept. 9).
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2025
My husband, Clare, and I got geared up to ski while Sydney put on her sweats, varsity jacket, and sneakers.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
The drug, which is used to treat lung cancer, melanoma and certain other cancers, has historically been given by intravenous infusion, but Merck is gearing up to launch an injectable version that would be easier on patients.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
He was named the BRITs Rising Star winner for 2025 and is gearing up to support Ed Sheeran across a European stadium tour this summer (May 30-Sept. 9).
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2025
My husband, Clare, and I got geared up to ski while Sydney put on her sweats, varsity jacket, and sneakers.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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Last year, a small collection of staff working across the festival’s competition strands did mount a series of modest demonstrations to raise awareness about their working conditions.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Related Articles Marking another stop in the fair’s world trip, Pitti Uomo is mounting Code Korea, a new section spotlighting fashion brands from South Korea, the season’s guest nation, headlined by guest designer Post Archive Faction, as reported.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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The squeamish will need to steel themselves for Warfare.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the rattling experience steeled the Montana native against the tumult caused last week by President Trump’s announcement of steep global tariffs.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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It is then fermented into a sweet wine, usually fortified.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Each mirror panel captures the body mid-process—being measured, considered, and eventually fortified.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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Applications open today for the three month in-person program that will include six development sessions to educate and create access and community for up to 20 mentees across creative and management tracks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Although Santa Monica might have set out to school Abby on pleasuring herself and others, the dancer also learns a thing or two.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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And while guests might not all be fluent in French or schooled in the astronomical calendar, the collective mood made one thing clear: this arrival is a capital-B Big Deal.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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University centers are bracing to lose their funding, which could sever the pipeline of scientists and physicians who specialize in occupational health and environmental toxicology.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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How Apple and others in Silicon Valley are bracing for Trump tariffs April 5, 2025 How big of a deal is this for Apple?—
Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Although Wyandotte County has yet to see a reported measles outbreak, public health officials are readying public guidance and offering vaccine services as the disease inches north from southwest Kansas.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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As Amanda Hess, a New York Times critic at large and a savvy analyst of the online world, lays out in her spot-on and brutally funny new book, Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age, approximately no amount of online prep actually readies you for the experience of having a baby.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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Currently, the world’s cardinals are preparing for the papal conclave this Wednesday, hosting general congregations ahead of the Vatican event that will see the Sistine Chapel’s ceremonial chimney eventually release white smoke in celebration of the election of the 267th pope.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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Workers have been preparing for the meeting of cardinals, set to begin May 7, which will end with the election of a new pope.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gear%20up. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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