gearing up

verb

present participle of gear up
as in mounting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearing up
  1. mounting
  2. bracing
  3. educating
  4. schooling
  5. fortifying
  6. tutoring
  7. steeling
Verb
  • The entire unit lifts up above pickup bed height, then lowers down for mounting.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
  • The fossil was discovered in 2021 on a ranch in South Dakota and named in honor of property owner Gary Licking, who died during the roughly five year excavation, restoration and mounting process.
    — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of mounting
Verb
  • This lawsuit raises a lot of questions about whether this seismic shift that the industry has been bracing for for months will really happen as has been expected.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
  • Europe reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during June’s record-breaking heatwave, new data showed, with analysts bracing for a higher toll as forecasts point to higher temperatures.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of bracing
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  • This story was published in partnership with The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service and veterans.
    — Sonner Kehrt, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • The light-bodied black lager was named in honor of the International Dark Sky Association, which works to combat light pollution by educating people on responsible lighting practices.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
Definition of educating
Verb
  • 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
Definition of schooling
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  • The Gulf has made significant progress in fortifying its cyber resilience and digital infrastructure, but many argue that its insurance frameworks have not kept pace with the growing systemic risks posed by today’s cybercriminals.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • Moscow has spent years fortifying Crimea, tripling its troop presence, deploying advanced air defenses and coastal batteries, and studding the land with missile launch systems.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of fortifying
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  • The Circle City readers tutoring program will receive $600,000 to fund another semester.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 July 2026
  • And dozens of tutoring sites enlist freelancers to offer tutoring in everything from math and science to English, foreign languages, dance, music — almost anything.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
Definition of tutoring
Verb
  • Ellison’s advisers were steeling for at least four more days of hard work.
    — Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 27 Feb. 2026
  • And this game plan demands his best work, steeling Jarrett Stidham for the biggest challenge of his career, or any career for that matter.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of steeling
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