GEARS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

gears

verb

present tense third-person singular of gear

as in models

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Verb

Over that much time, the report finds, a building shapes the wellbeing, feelings, and forward momentum of the people living in it.

— Jeffrey Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Growing up down south forever shapes your language, work ethic, appreciation for how hard life can be and so much more.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shapes

Verb

Corporate culture often conditions executives to ignore their gut.

— David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.

— Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026

Definition of conditions

Verb

When transitioning from hard flooring to rugs or carpets, the system automatically adjusts suction levels and modifies its brush roll behavior to maximize particle pickup while preventing hair entanglements around the main rollers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Dynamic pricing adjusts prices based on broader conditions such as supply, demand, available inventory, time or location.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjusts

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But while the technical ambition is evident, the storytelling rarely matches it … even Chastain’s considerable talents can only do so much with material that doesn’t offer her character enough depth beyond her unsettling appearance.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
That matches their longest streak since Babe Ruth led baseball’s winningest franchise to its first World Series title in 1923.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of matches

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While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The timing also suits Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants to show good Gulf relations ahead of elections, Maksad said.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of suits

Verb

Back in the exhibition space, another section is dedicated to the work of the modiste, or milliner, who fashions hats from materials like canvas, organza, leather and tweed.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
By contrast, Murphy fashions the moment into a statement on trauma, with Bret’s reflections about his youthful naïveté mirroring some of the language of the #MeToo movement.

— Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of fashions

Verb

Austin Abrams stars in Zach Cregger’s reboot of the franchise that adapts the video game property.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
In the meantime, we’re left to deal with a motorless John Cena vehicle that adapts a popular brand of small toy cars designed for creative young children into a bloated adventure saga designed for and about dissatisfied suburban fortysomethings.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of adapts

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