Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearing up
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Johnny Depp is mounting a Hollywood comeback.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025 -
But lower-income consumers are under mounting pressure, cutting back and optimizing more aggressively than ever.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the federal government shutdown drags into its 24th day, millions of American families are bracing for the possibility that November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not arrive on time.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Tracy’s dialogue, though absent the staccato non sequiturs of the director’s earlier work, has a bracing nastiness; every visual flourish and every menacing thrum of the score, by Jerskin Fendrix, escalates the intensity of Stone and Plemons’s bravura showdown.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has amassed a powerful audience of millions by challenging the administration and educating young people on progressive politics.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the show made huge strides in not just educating the general public on what to look out for and online safety habits, but was also genuinely humanizing.—
Sumayya Tobah,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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It’s been speculated Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk fired Callahan this week to sidestep the embarrassment of Vrabel schooling his successor Sunday.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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With keeping families in mind, the Hollingsworths hope to make schooling a family activity.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hunter, acquired at the trade deadline last season in a move viewed at the time as fortifying an already stout roster, will likely be a mainstay in the starting lineup, at least while Strus is out.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Once that decision is made, Posey and the rest of the Giants’ brass will shift its attention to fortifying their roster, generally, and their pitching depth, specifically.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 17-year-old is currently sharing his knowledge and tutoring other students for the SATs.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Before he got involved in politics, Mamdani tried to make a career as a rapper, tutoring high-school kids to pay for studio time.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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