RAMPED (UP) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ramped (up)

verb

past tense of ramp (up)

as in jacked (up)

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Freshman setter Isabella Collado stepped up in the fifth set to help the Panthers secure the victory.

— Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Set to bachata, cumbia, and reggaeton instrumentals, attendees stepped up to a vintage microphone to record their own rendition, creating a playful moment in the spotlight that brought the spirit of Latin Week to life.

— Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of stepped up

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Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Concerns mounted in July, when OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached a company called Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mounted

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As expected, Miami elevated kicker Zane Gonzalez from the practice squad.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Wembanyama made a three-point play inside, Julian Champagnie hit a corner 3, and Wembanyama elevated to convert a pass from Stephon Castle into dunk while getting fouled.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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Election nonprofits have stepped up to try to fill the gap, and states, with CISA’s help, have enhanced their own cyber defenses.

— Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
But this isn't exactly what the surface of the planet would look like through our eyes; the image is color-enhanced.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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In recent weeks, however, Republicans essentially ceded the race as the battleground map expanded to places like Texas.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Connecticut has expanded the opportunities for early voting for college students this election cycle, with polling locations at each of the four state universities in addition to UConn’s Storrs campus and Fairfield University.

— Katie Servas, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of expanded

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The Modern Master Award was established in 1995 to celebrate an individual who enriched culture through their work in film.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
This has enriched its atmosphere with calcium, lithium, and sodium, and the team's model suggests this would have led WD J1330+6435 to adopt a green hue.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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