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Recent Examples of gear up
As air traffic controllers gear up for their sixth unpaid week, massive travel disruptions due to staffing shortages have become a daily occurrence.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
After grinding across the eastern end of Cuba, forecasters expect Melissa to gear up for a third landfall in as many days, this time on the central and southeastern Bahamas as a Category 2.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Fans can also gear up for Hocus Pocus 3, which is in production as of October 2025.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
If your workwear drawer is filled with old, worn out clothes, now’s the time to gear up.
—Christopher Murray
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
After grinding across the eastern end of Cuba, forecasters expect Melissa to gear up for a third landfall in as many days, this time on the central and southeastern Bahamas as a Category 2.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Fans can also gear up for Hocus Pocus 3, which is in production as of October 2025.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
If your workwear drawer is filled with old, worn out clothes, now’s the time to gear up.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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Japanese bonds gained after a 40-year auction drew the strongest demand since March, easing immediate worries about long-term debt even as fiscal concerns mount ahead of a snap election.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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But suspicions about her conduct had mounted even during Yoon’s run for office.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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And this game plan demands his best work, steeling Jarrett Stidham for the biggest challenge of his career, or any career for that matter.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Shoulders sagging, Charleigh set the wooden spoon down, steeling herself.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Orioles brought in Pete Alonso and Taylor Ward for their lineup while adding Shane Baz and Ryan Helsley to fortify their pitching staff.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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No doubt to fortify the regime.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
3 Feb. 2026
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To many charter school advocates, declining enrollments are a result of IPS' failures to educate historically underserved students, sparking their flight to charters.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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This requires architects and acousticians deeply schooled in theaters, and each has its own acoustical needs.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Not every child walks to school these days or takes a school bus.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Indian traders are bracing for a year of record government debt supply, which may keep borrowing costs elevated in the nation’s bond market.—
Subhadip Sircar,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Tri-State Area residents are bracing themselves for an extended period of unseasonably cold temperatures.—
Justin Lewis,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The tournament ground’s Circle of Palms readies an upgrade with the debut of the Veroni Charcuterie and Champagne Lounge.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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On the other side of a chain link fence, a women’s pickleball foursome click-clacked through a couple of sets, seemingly clueless about the identity of the two young men readying themselves for the start of the 2026 season.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Egyptian authorities said roughly 150 hospitals across the country are prepared to receive patients evacuated from Gaza, while the Egyptian Red Crescent has set up support areas on the Egyptian side of the crossing.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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That spelling error was made by a young designer who prepared the mechanical, the art which includes instructions for the printer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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