geared up

past tense of gear up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for geared up
Verb
  • Authorities claimed Sanford crashed his pickup truck, mounted with two American flags, into the church, got out, and began shooting with an assault rifle, KUTV reported.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • After Philadelphia took a 24-6 lead into halftime, Tampa Bay mounted a comeback, but the Eagles’ defense came through late to win 31-25 in triple-digit temperatures.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Critics say visa could hurt Chinese job seekers The visa has also attracted criticism from within China, where many young adults have for years faced poor employment prospects despite often being highly educated in STEM fields.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But many dissidents felt profoundly ambivalent toward a society that, despite having become better educated and more urbanized, was also more dependent than ever on the state.
    Benjamin Nathans September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Days after a gunman drove a truck into a Grand Blanc Township church and opened fire on worshippers, killing four people and wounding eight, hundreds gathered in Flint for a community safety briefing focused on crisis response and prevention in houses of worship.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • On Tuesday night, hundreds of people gathered to remember the teenagers, according to CNN affiliate WABC.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Such as especially the case with sneakers, which can be cobbled together from as many as 60 wholly disparate parts, each designed to coddle, protect or perform, from leather uppers to EVA midsoles to the individual metal eyelet through which a cotton or polyester shoelace can be braced and secured.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When tickets went on sale in Almaty on September 23, strict purchase limits were imposed as organizers braced for unprecedented demand.
    Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When fortified with adequate nutrients, especially nitrogen, a lawn can outcompete clover.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The two have bonded over their desire to get better and their tireless work ethics, and that relationship has only been fortified as the years have progressed.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Stories can be prepared, but since most decisions ultimately fall to the roll of the dice, there’s an exciting spontaneity for the millions of people watching at home.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The initial phase of the deployment includes a Marine air-ground task force aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima and two San Antonio-class transports, with more than 2,000 Marines prepared for rapid-response missions.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Arthur later schooled me in the wonders of Belgian beers, now bringing those ideas to vibrant life at his brewery, The Lost Abbey.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The film acknowledges but rises above that violence as Cervantes’ coming of age tale, as a literary genius and one of history’s greatest humanists, schooled by a disciple of Erasmus.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Geared up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geared%20up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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