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
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  • They’re called haptic halo wheels and they’re mounted on the steering wheel.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stocks of India's largest private lender HDFC Bank, along with those of Axis Bank, fell nearly 5% on Monday as concerns mounted over their weak net interest margins.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of mounted
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  • The researchers also found that the effects of air pollution on home prices were less acute in neighborhoods where residents were more highly educated and better able to adapt.
    — Daryl Fairweather, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Kansas City is pretty educated compared to most of the cities in the United States, according to a new study.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of educated
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Monopol reported that VAU had gathered support from 107 artists, including Renate Bertlmann, Ernst Caramelle, Jakob Lena Knebl, and Eva Schlegel, to launch a fair to fill this gap.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Two weeks after Sayveon’s disappearance, family, friends, and his Kroger co-workers gathered at Forest Hills Park in Charlottesville.
    — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Definition of gathered
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  • 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
  • The city appears prepared to take a hard line on the labor issue, which Dunphy says includes everything from construction workers to concession stand employees.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Private owners had already introduced debt, taken substantial proceeds, and prepared an offering that would leave control concentrated even after the shares began trading.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 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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