gears

verb

present tense third-person singular of gear
as in models

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  1. shapes
  2. conditions
  3. adjusts
  4. matches
  5. suits
  6. fashions
  7. tailors
  8. adapts
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  • Early mistakes, poorly attended initial events, or outreach strategies that fall flat may become part of a story about iteration and growth that shapes their personal statement or supplemental essays.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Mars activates your 7th House of Partnership, while Saturn shapes your 5th House of Creativity and Pleasure.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of shapes
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  • The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.
    — Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
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  • Disneyland continually evaluates and adjusts restaurant offerings and prices, according to Disneyland officials.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 July 2026
  • Bryce Eldridge adjusts to the adjustments Eldridge started his career 1-for-17 with seven strikeouts.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of adjusts
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  • Look at fees, investment options, educational tools, customer support, platform usability and whether the account type matches your experience level.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Tribal members drove around in a beat-up Buick flinging matches out the window.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of matches
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  • Make sure that the recipes and information are arranged in a way that suits your needs and lifestyle.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Miami also returns center Aaron Brewer, who has quickly become one of the top players in the NFL at his position for his athleticism, which suits the outside-zone run-blocking scheme well.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of suits
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  • Huckleberry is a cozy little spot that fashions itself as a sea-to-plate and farm-to-table joint with a twist of Southern charm.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Other textures considered, Dulude-De Celles also fashions a film about exile and estrangement and sacrificing one’s identity in pursuit of self-preservation, about what a place can do to people.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of fashions
Verb
  • There’s also a sound personalization engine that tailors the frequency response to your individual hearing.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • However, Craft House tailors its builds to suit owners' needs and there are lots of options available, including customizing its layout, selecting the building materials used, and even choosing full off-grid operation.
    — Adam Williams June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
Definition of tailors
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  • Director Nolan’s 13th feature film, The Odyssey, adapts Homer’s epic poem and follows the Greek hero Odysseus (Matt Damon) on his 10-year journey back to Ithaca.
    — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • And unlike actual jet lag, in which the body adapts to its new environment over a few days, Rishi says there is no evidence that the body ever fully adapts to the shift in daylight.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Definition of adapts
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