ramped (up)

past tense of ramp (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramped (up)
Verb
  • Local generosity and continued need Community groups and businesses have stepped up as well.
    Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Promotions for the app have been stepped up during the blackout and the NFL, a partner with ESPN in a pending deal for NFL Media assets, has also pointed out the ESPN app option for YouTube TV customers.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Not enough pressure mounted on the Democrats to give in, either.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Second-row legroom decreases slightly because the battery is mounted under the front passenger sat, but the Palisade’s interior remains one of the most accommodating and attractive in its class.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Why shouldn’t any ordinary, everyday object be elevated from functional to gallery-worthy?
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Refinery issues in the Great Lakes and West Coast have kept prices elevated, and gasoline inventory data from the government showed another large weekly drop in supplies, which has temporarily propped up prices.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • These beta-rich alloys also formed denser and more stable electrode structures, which enhanced the interface between the electrode and the solid electrolyte.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Travelers booking in the first-class car enjoy padded seating at a table and a vintage interior enhanced with Christmas decor.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • One Beijing site, which expanded by nearly 50% since 2020, is involved in the production of the vaunted DF-26 medium-range ballistic missile, according to the China Aerospace Studies Institute.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Since then, Butterfly World expanded to include two aviaries for tropical birds and an interactive lorikeet encounter area.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded betting platforms, deprived Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Guardians of their honest services, illegally enriched themselves and their co-conspirators, misled the public and betrayed America’s past time.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Pelosi enriched herself to become a multi-millionaire many times over while in office.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Ramped (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramped%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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