Thesaurus results for GEARING UP

gearing up

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present participle of gear up

as in mounting

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There’s no mounting panic, no erotic urgency, and no persuasive reason these two characters must sleep together before sunrise in a New Year’s Eve-like framing.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Trump is also under mounting pressure to end an unpopular war ahead of midterm congressional elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Instead, Ellison is bracing for a long and costly fight to keep the $111 billion deal alive after 12 state attorneys general filed suit to block it on antitrust grounds.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
The city is bracing for triple digit temperatures this week as another heat wave scorches Central and Eastern Europe, driving fears that levels could drop even further.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

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Over the last few years, the UC system has been under immense pressure to reaffirm its commitment to educating the residents of the state.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The company heavily emphasizes one-on-one communication starting at the initial consultation, educating customers and sharing clear next steps throughout the process.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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Google DeepMind's Sierra Leone study, led by research director Irina Jurenka, reports its AI tutor, Guided Learning, helped students gain over a year's worth of schooling in just eight weeks.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

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Residents were busy fortifying their properties ahead of the peak of the weather event, as city officials positioned crews early to begin working on lining the shore with berms.

— Lesley Marin, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Paramount now must strengthen its case for a high-stakes trial while fortifying Paramount’s existing businesses and managing uncertainty among the employee base.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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Parental involvement, tutoring resources, and community support can meet a child where their state education may be falling short.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 21 July 2026
In South Korea, almost eighty per cent of children regularly attend a hagwon—a private-tutoring center that supplements their schooling and prepares them for tests—which means that many kids are spending up to twelve hours a day in a classroom.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

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