gearing

Definition of gearingnext
present participle of gear

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Verb
  • Google has been able to grow its search advertising revenue while adjusting the product into more of a chatbot experience, in a bid to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic PBC.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Hunting EVs metals To address the issue, the team designed an adaptive extraction plant capable of adjusting process parameters and chemical additives based on the composition of local thermal waters.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • As the federal government halts plans to address climate change, states, cities, regions, and even neighborhoods are trying to fill the gap by cutting climate pollution and adapting to extreme weather.
    David Condos, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • The project, called RoSA, short for Robot Scientific Assistant for Accelerating Experimental Workflows, aims to create robots capable of working alongside scientists in real laboratory environments while adapting to changing conditions and different types of experiments.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • That kept him from matching his highest score in the PGA Championship.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • In Anthropic’s view, compute access remains the biggest barrier preventing Chinese firms from fully matching top American AI labs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Hormones also modulate long-term brain function, shaping new synapses and circuits that leave a lifelong blueprint for behaviour.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • The growing embrace of adornment in menswear also played a role in shaping the collection.
    Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Joy and Jill are the fourth generation of a tailoring family that, up until five years ago, had only focused on menswear.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
  • Even in the United States, his student turned assistant Henry LeTang became the tap teacher to hundreds, from starlets needing tailoring to the great Gregory Hines.
    Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • In particular, customizing the Weber Beamix print mortar was essential.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • The world’s first automotive design studio Across the country, vehicle interior designer Harley Earl had built a reputation in Hollywood customizing cars for the stars when GM hired him first to create the 1927 Cadillac LaSalle.
    Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Using the latest version of Epic’s Unreal Engine, each Smugglers Run locale is heavily detailed, putting us in more of a dogfight as the Mandalorian chases down pirates and ex-Imperial officers.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
  • Still, from December and March, Leonard was one of the best players in the NBA, playing enough games to qualify for end-of-season awards while largely putting his knee issues behind him.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • Blackwell was outraged that Stallone was fashioning himself into a style rebel by breaking tradition and showing up collar open, with no bow tie.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • Beyond fashioning stunning décor, Joseon court painters were tasked with recording major events.
    Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Gearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gearing. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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