gears

present tense third-person singular of gear

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Verb
  • As a microschool founder, Shackelford shapes her school’s culture, including library selections, after-school activities, and community engagement strategies.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But Bailey also acknowledged that politics now shapes the festival space more than ever.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The measure, typically announced each October, adjusts the benefits Social Security recipients earn to counteract the effects of inflation.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While Matt adjusts to life with his daughter and grandchildren underfoot, his shop becomes a hub of comedy and camaraderie with employees like Stitch (Daryl Mitchell) and Gabriel (Seann William Scott).
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Edith Hessenberger, director of the Ötztal Museums, told Austrian news outlets that evidence from the materials, locked away under the ice for 80 years, matches almost exactly with historical records from the mission.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The spotty quality of the voice work matches the unevenness of the animation from Toronto’s Guru Studios.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Featuring a slim, bucket seat and metal legs, the design suits a number of styles, from industrial or farmhouse.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Available in 40 different colors, there is a hue that suits everyone on your Christmas list.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The company tailors its offerings to meet diverse consumer needs, often through smaller pack sizes, localized flavors, and affordable formats.
    Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Whether designing Tribeca apartments or Florida beach houses, the firm tailors its interiors to the location and architecture of the home.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite Hopkins' chilling turn, Red Dragon pales in comparison to Michael Mann's sublime Manhunter (1986), which adapts the same story.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • With adjustable speed settings and options for hard or soft surfaces, the game grows with players and adapts to any space.
    Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Faster edits shorten the path from decision to buyer, while aligned pages present cleaner information at the moment of choice.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Slovak edits a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including memoir, cultural history, science, and natural history.
    Paul Slovak September 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Understanding Personalized And Contextual Security Personalized security customizes protections based on user attributes—such as roles, behaviors and historical interaction patterns.
    Pulak De, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Founded in 2016 in Ontario, by CEO Manmeet Maggu and CTO Rahul Udasi to assist Maggu’s nephew, Trexo customizes each brace’s gait to the user and adjusts it over time.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Gears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gears. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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