gearing up

present participle of gear up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gearing up
Verb
  • Schools are facing mounting challenges — from funding pressures to declining enrollment and stagnant student achievement.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In the long run, OpenAI faces mounting competitive pressure from rivals such as Google and Anthropic, which is also raising capital at a rapid clip.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not since John Cazale made The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and The Deer Hunter (1978) in sequence has a five-year stretch of acting been quite so bracing.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • State and local health departments are now bracing for how the shutdown could affect their work to keep communities safe and healthy – and some worry about disruptions in communications with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies in times of need.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With interactive pavilions and nature trails aimed at educating visitors on Florida’s unique coastal ecosystem, the Oceanographic Coastal Center could be a full day’s worth of exploration.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Looking toward the future, the family hopes to continue spreading awareness and educating others about rare diagnoses.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With keeping families in mind, the Hollingsworths hope to make schooling a family activity.
    Essence, Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And then comes Sunday’s Pisces lunar eclipse in your partnership zone — the same zone Saturn’s been schooling you in.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • All three have prompted an increase in security inquiries and interest in fortifying existing security, Kucera said, starting with executive clients and now from universities.
    Sierra van der Brug, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fellows spend 40% of their time connecting with resources such as tutoring to obtain a GED, driver's education, domestic violence support, case management and more.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This means that students who were historically left behind are not only engaging but doing so consistently, which provides evidence that OBC directly addresses the barriers preventing edtech tools and tutoring from reaching the students who need it most.
    Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Gearing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gearing%20up. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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