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 As voters gear up for the high-stakes vote, some Kansas City residents and organizations are already feeling that pain. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 So, again, be aware of an unlocked RCR 80V’s capabilities when handing the key fob over to a rider, and always gear up with a helmet, sturdy shoes, and no bare skin showing while riding. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Buying tickets to see your favorite artist in 2026 can feel like gearing up for battle. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026 Few things are more frustrating than gearing up to mow the lawn only to find that your mower won't start. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up

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Since the sugar is not normally found in blood, some people’s immune systems recognize it as foreign and mount a vigorous defense to eliminate it by producing antibodies to alpha gal.

— Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026
The voyage is mounted in partnership with experiential events and hospitality company 100x Hospitality with travel & production services provided by Cloud 9 Adventures.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Definition of mount

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From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026

Definition of steel

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New Orleans residents prepared for Bertha's arrival by fortifying their properties with sandbags, and many boat owners in the region moved their vessels out of docks located along the coast to safer locations.

— Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Iran began fortifying the entrances and building a secure perimeter surrounding the entire mountain and Natanz in 2025, according to the Institute for Science and International Security.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of fortify

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Its inhabitants remain largely indifferent to the independence movement; village elders reason that freedom will benefit the educated while cultivators will merely exchange one set of masters for another.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Area communities, which receive a share of the tourism revenues, have been educated about the importance of conservation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of educate

Verb

Webb was schooled in the Air Raid before the invention of the Air Pod.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
At 16, a fervid Thompson penetrated the province of impossibly cool older Black men, pleading with Johnny Tyus, an institution unto himself on the hat-wearing South Side, to school him in the ways of the chapeau.

— jeanne malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of school

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Despite gridlocked traffic near the first two closure scenes in southwest Atlanta and some miscommunication and misdirection with trucks using side streets, Atlanta has braced itself handily so far.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
After days of smoky skies and heavy heat, New Yorkers on Saturday were once again bracing for severe weather, which is expected to include intense thunderstorms, isolated tornadoes, and hail.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Definition of brace

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In one of Kent Nishimura’s photographs of the White House press corps, which The New Yorker commissioned, the correspondent Beni Harmony readies herself for a segment featuring the President and the First Lady.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Choose three specific actions in the next 30 days that ready you for the pivots ahead — planned and unplanned.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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