Thesaurus results for GEAR UP

gear up

verb

Definition of gear up

as in to mount

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Recent Examples of gear up The launch of the solution comes as retailers gear up for the holiday shopping season. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 In late summer, when almond husks split open, workers at Creekside Farming in Madera gear up machinery to shake the trees. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Wealth has flooded the area as startups like Anthropic and OpenAI gear up for public offerings. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 As Valley residents gear up to celebrate Labor Day weekend, drivers should be prepared to face record-breaking gas prices before hitting the road. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up

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Verb

In addition to Bailey, Collin Corbett, a former Republican political operative, mounted an independent campaign.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Police and banking officials have been detained, while prosecutors face mounting complaints over alleged corruption, election fraud, voter pressure and surveillance.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of mount

Verb

Christie learned to steel herself and would avert her eyes during knife incisions.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Before every home game, nearly 10,000 fans descend on 16 acres of asphalt a few blocks from Huntington Bank Field, to steel themselves for another Sunday of Cleveland Browns football.

— Vince Grzegorek, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of steel

Verb

The sole performer who survives this chapter is Miguel Bernardeau, intensely charismatic as the physically frail but spiritually fortified Rafael.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
With the addition, Bal Harbour Shops grows to 600,000 square feet, and fortifies its offering of many of the world’s most extravagant and coveted designer brands and white tablecloth dining.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of fortify

Verb

Aside from product quality and interior design, Kingsley wants the focal point of the business to be educating and mentoring baristas.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Even as the number of students decline, the need of the kids who remain — and may require more resources to educate — is growing.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of educate

Verb

Downstream, residents of the vast Navajo Nation braced for floodwaters not expected to peak until late Friday or early Saturday.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
France is bracing for yet another wave of protests this weekend with authorities racing to prevent a repeat of the kind of violence and riots that hit the nation last week.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of brace

Verb

At the Sacramento County Elections Office, workers were verifying ballot signatures, answering voters’ questions, and removing ballots from envelopes to ready them to run through tabulators.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The market is readying itself for the 2026 midterm election results Tuesday, and investors are already showing signs of caution at the prospect of a Democratic sweep.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of ready

Verb

The additional accessories and benefits are intended to provide extra value beyond the cleaner itself, particularly for homeowners preparing their pools for the swimming season.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Lockheed Martin has also invested $120 million of its own funding to prepare the missile for maritime operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of prepare

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