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gearing

verb

Definition of gearingnext
present participle of gear
as in adjusting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearing
  1. adjusting
  2. adapting
  3. matching
  4. shaping
  5. tailoring
  6. customizing
  7. putting
  8. fashioning
Verb
  • Ingoglia developed a formula that uses local governments’ 2019-20 budgets as a baseline, adjusting for inflation and population growth.
    — Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The simplest one is adjusting your asking-versus-telling ratio.
    — Inga Bielińska, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjusting
Verb
  • The average company is 109 years old, and more than half have been in business for over a century, surviving global conflicts and adapting through multiple industrial revolutions.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The company used that approach to develop the sodium-ion cell while adapting its existing manufacturing expertise to the new chemistry.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of adapting
Verb
  • Winfrey wore an all-white outfit consisting of a tweed jacket layered over a white tee, which was tucked into matching pants.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Testing competing superconductors under matching conditions can help isolate differences caused by the materials themselves.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of matching
Verb
  • Everyone from the president of the New York Yankees (Randy Levine) to an oil billionaire (Cody Campbell) to a private equity firm (Smash Capital) is shaping the future of college athletics with no meaningful input from actual college athletes.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This is part of how Hollywood helped make the gerbil legend, shaping stars to deliver fantasies but telling lies along the way.
    — Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaping
Verb
  • One subject, the podcaster Andrew Gold, begins tailoring his content to anti-woke audiences, racking up huge numbers by playing to the preexisting grievances of his angry followers.
    — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Chris Finch has a lot of work to do in tailoring an offense to maximize this team’s strengths.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tailoring
Verb
  • Beachyville consists of 16 sheds the family bought from Home Depot and spent the winter building, painting, and customizing as an interactive experience.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • With options for soft blues, warm earth tones, classic grays, and muted pinks, the collection is a jumping-off point for customizing your color scheme.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of customizing
Verb
  • But if not, there’s nothing wrong with playing an experienced guy such as Fowler and not putting Lindstein in a position to fail.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of putting
Verb
  • Ashcraft has allowed two runs over his last two starts (17 IP), fashioning a 14-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While the boy has not been charged as an adult, the adult designation gives a judge the option of sentencing him as a juvenile, an adult, or fashioning a blended sentence with the option of imposing an adult sentence if the boy is not rehabilitated.
    — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fashioning
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“Gearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gearing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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