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Recent Examples of gear up
Wash everything down with juice, coffee, and/or cocktails to fully gear up for the day ahead.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Practical tips for visitors As the World Cup approaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping destinations and transportation services will all gear up for one of the largest events in the city’s history.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The Italian, now a free agent, is the favourite to be named as the next permanent Tottenham boss according to Betfair, as the team gear up for a relegation scrap over the final months of the season.
—Peter South, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Kansas elections Over in Kansas, the tension over voting rights has hit home locally as voters gear up to choose the state’s next top election official.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
Practical tips for visitors As the World Cup approaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping destinations and transportation services will all gear up for one of the largest events in the city’s history.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The Italian, now a free agent, is the favourite to be named as the next permanent Tottenham boss according to Betfair, as the team gear up for a relegation scrap over the final months of the season.
—Peter South, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Kansas elections Over in Kansas, the tension over voting rights has hit home locally as voters gear up to choose the state’s next top election official.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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Asian concerns South and Southeast Asia could also face mounting cost pressures.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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More employees across the public and private sectors are using artificial intelligence, as worries mount about the technology disrupting the job market.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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So, once again, steel yourself.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte was another jump, but by then, he was steeled for struggles.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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In survival mode, many brands have been forced to knuckle down and fortify their business strategies, in hopes of setting them up for success against a difficult backdrop.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Both Kadri and Roy were added to fortify what is now the best collection of centers in the NHL, but that doesn’t mean either, or both, is always going to line up in the middle of the ice.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Normally restrictive about releasing information on Iranian hits and damage, Israeli authorities in recent days have sought to educate the public about their dangers, which can persist as unexploded bombs on the ground even after civilians leave shelters.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Saint Joseph School closing The kindergarten through eighth grade Catholic school on High Street in Medford has been serving its mission to educate the faithful since 1929.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this year, Redzepi told The Times that the price tag would offset the housing of 130 people and the costs for schooling the staff‘s children.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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But the most chaotic sketch was saved for later in the night, where the duo pair up again to portray a principal and teacher attempting to school an unruly class of students.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the league’s rights partners are also bracing for early renewal talks with the league, which has an opt-out clause in a couple of years.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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But in his own primary night speech, Talarico sought to brace his supporters for the fusillade of attacks that would be coming his way.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mohammed al-Basha, a Middle East politics-and-security expert, told me that the Houthis have been readying themselves for action.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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At press time, the company is readying its forthcoming stage adaptation of Imitation of Life, set for a Shed premiere with music and lyrics by Legend.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2026
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After a flight failure in March 2025, the German firm, Isar Aerospace, is preparing for its second Spectrum launch, currently scheduled for no earlier than March 19, 2026, from Andøya, Norway.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kim’s fresh push to be recognized as a nuclear state comes as the US president prepares a visit to the region in coming weeks that will include a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Soo-hyang Choi,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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