Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geared up
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Frustrations over burden-sharing mounted, with Defense Secretaries from Donald Rumsfeld to Robert Gates warning that NATO risked irrelevance if Europe did not invest more in defense.—
Kay Bailey Hutchison,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025 -
From pots, set into the waists, tendrils and leaves stretched up, while climbing ropes, woven through the belt loops and mounted on a wooden wall display, offered the illusion of a rappelling plant person.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Also, members of the public who aren’t educated on the syndrome can often be dismissive.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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His biggest piece of advice is for parents to stay educated and be willing to adapt to changing environments.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Crowds gathered outside the house after the parents' arrests.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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TrustedHousesitters gathered data from over 100,000 pets registered to the platform to find out the most popular names among cats and dogs in 2025.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Cadrez’s two sons arrived with their mother not long after — and braced for the worst.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hanoi/Beijing Reuters — Vietnam announced plans to evacuate more than half a million people and ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and public transport on Sunday as both braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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The president has an uncanny ability to reframe national attention by taking the focus off his failures with distractions based on the repetition of distorted statistics, fortified by large ceremonial events.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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The wines the Mission grape produced were rustic, often sweet and frequently fortified into Angelica, a style named for Mission San Gabriel Arcángel.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Grab these early Halloween deals now so you can be prepared when October 31st rolls around.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Here, these dishes are prepared with less sauce (not a bad thing) and overall salt than at Taipei South, despite having the same ownership.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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He had long been schooled on the dangers of the sun.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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On Bill Veeck Night, the Sox were schooled that the late former owner came up with many crazy ideas, including the one for the exploding center-field scoreboard, which sets off fireworks after White Sox home runs.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Geared up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geared%20up. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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