ramped (up)

verb

past tense of ramp (up)
as in jacked (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramped (up)
  1. stepped up
  2. mounted
  3. elevated
  4. enhanced
  5. expanded
  6. enriched
Verb
  • Energetic Pursuit On a frigid, sunny morning in December 2025, Picard stepped up to a podium wearing a sweater embroidered with a squiggly cartoon of a mitochondrion.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • Russia has stepped up attacks ‌on the capital in recent weeks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 July 2026
Definition of stepped up
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  • They’re called haptic halo wheels and they’re mounted on the steering wheel.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stocks of India's largest private lender HDFC Bank, along with those of Axis Bank, fell nearly 5% on Monday as concerns mounted over their weak net interest margins.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of mounted
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  • On top of that, cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone, can be elevated during perimenopause.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
  • The sandwich was herby and summery — a refreshing bite with the slightly acidic note of Morgana’s bread that elevated the bread well beyond anything from the store.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of elevated
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  • Routine bloodwork can be enhanced with biomarkers such as ApoB and hsCRP.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In the comic, twin brothers Sean and Chris learn their bodies have been enhanced by nanotechnology, thrusting them into a fight against the villain Deadalus within a futuristic world where nature and technology exist side by side.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of enhanced
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  • Backed by foreign suppliers, both the SAF and RSF have expanded their drone fleets, from modified commercial drones to advanced military systems.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The pilot started in a smaller downtown area the following year before it was expanded it earlier this year to span an area bounded by Irving Park Road to the north, 26th Street to the south and Ashland Avenue to the west.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of expanded
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  • This research is a leap forward in understanding which stars in the early universe were most likely to create the metal dust that would have enriched the next generations of stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026
  • Think about how the world and the celestial have enriched your life.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Definition of enriched
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