geared up

verb

past tense of gear up
as in mounted

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  1. mounted
  2. educated
  3. gathered
  4. braced
  5. fortified
  6. prepared
  7. schooled
Verb
  • Gus has also been mounted to look very, very pretty, so that someone will buy it.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • They can also be mounted on vehicles or installed at temporary command posts if needed.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of mounted
Verb
  • Its young people are increasingly educated and ambitious but many are frustrated over fierce competition for limited jobs.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Recognizing her extraordinary intellect, the Wheatley family educated her, and by age 20 her poetry had earned publication in London.
    — Robin Follman, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
Definition of educated
Verb
  • Friends and family gathered on Monday to celebrate the life of former WJZ reporter and sports anchor Stan Saunders, who died on Friday, June 26.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Some demonstrators had gathered in the city within hours of the shooting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • Outside the dojo, on the soccer sidelines, in a packed subway car, stroller braced between the knees, wherever.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Chinese authorities evacuated more than 1 million people on Saturday and issued high alerts as eastern China braced for Typhoon Bavi, which has brought strong winds and rain to Japan's southern islands and Taiwan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of braced
Verb
  • These foods, including wheat and dairy products, are said to be fortified with vitamin D.
    — Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
  • But that buy-in has to actually be fortified by something tangible.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of fortified
Verb
  • Residents in these areas are encouraged to be prepared in case an evacuation is issued.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Before opening her store, Altshuler had prepared three hundred and sixty jars of pickles to sell, and eventually started giving them away to people who donated books.
    — Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Webb was schooled in the Air Raid before the invention of the Air Pod.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
  • Les Bleus schooled the Blågult, and there are few superlatives left for the French captain and his attacking rogues’ gallery.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Definition of schooled
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