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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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Decades of discrimination would steel her character and resolve.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 Dec. 2025
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The Pats are back because of who their quarterback has become, and who Mike Vrabel is as a head coach; a man capable of steeling a brittle roster into a dogged competitor.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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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,
27 Jan. 2026
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The talking heads educated the viewers about the basics of climbing, all while host Elle Duncan repeatedly reminded us that Honnold could die at any moment.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
27 Jan. 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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This month, most of CKC’s Myrtle Beach families applied for the Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF), a new school-choice program that includes students schooling at home and in programs like CKC.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
26 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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Ahead of the rocket is plenty of preparations to ready the large vehicle for takeoff, including ensuring all its hardware and systems work as expected.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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After the speech, Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, a Democrat who has led the legislature’s AI regulation push, said conversations were ongoing and that a task force created by Polis was readying language for more legislation.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Chris Williams planned to assist Fincke and Cardman in suiting up and preparing the tools and equipment that would be needed outside the space station.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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