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Recent Examples of gear up
As shoppers gear up for their European summer sojourns, brands are beating the tourist rush and setting up shop across the continent with temporary seasonal stores, beach club pop-ups and limited-time activations to capture the attention and dollars of the high-spending set.
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Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
Unleash those hockey sticks paws and gear up.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
As Missourians gear up for the election, Missouri Promise PAC has released a slew of online advertisements promoting the measure.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
To gear up for Riviera, Wie West decided to give herself a test run.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gear up
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
Unleash those hockey sticks paws and gear up.
—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
As Missourians gear up for the election, Missouri Promise PAC has released a slew of online advertisements promoting the measure.
—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
To gear up for Riviera, Wie West decided to give herself a test run.
—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for gear up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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Her remarks come amid mounting allegations that military restrictions slowed aid deliveries and prevented civilians—and in some cases rescue crews—from getting to critical areas during the early phase of the emergency.
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There’re also mounting calls for governments and companies around the world to address a growing divide between the haves and have-nots of a historic AI boom.
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Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.
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Boeing’s loss steeled its resolve and freed up engineers to work on the biggest airplane ever built for commercial service.
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Or mountains of chips covered in mole or salsa fortified with chile pasilla in Oaxaca.
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All of this came after Florida’s four trades for star forward Brady Tkachuk, starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom, backup goaltender Akira Schmid and fourth-line forward Garnet Hathaway to fortify what on paper was already a stout roster.
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Originally established to support anonymous crime-tip programs, the event has grown to help fund specialized equipment for local law enforcement, provide youth scholarships and educate participants about crime prevention efforts in the community.
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Its job is to educate the public, adopt regulations and investigate, audit and penalize businesses that mishandle personal information.
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The very system itself - schooling and parenting - now operates on quelling agency.
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Whoever is landing in Texas are going to be absolutely schooled by some of the best barbecue Texas-style restaurants anywhere in the world.
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In the three years between Special and Bitch, Lizzo began bracing herself for a sharp decline in public interest by creating music that existed on the outskirts of what audiences came to know her for.
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Now, as traders fear the bitcoin house of cards could be collapsing, the market is braced for the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation to cement an interest rate hike later this year.
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The goal ended up being the last kick of the game, as the referee blew for full-time right as the USA was readying to restart the match.
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The new Meta frames arrive as Apple readies its own smart glasses, expected late next year.
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For this year's 55th annual Pride Parade on Sunday, organizers were prepared, with six cooling buses stationed along the parade route.
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gear%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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