Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramping (up)
Verb
-
The gunman, who had the hood of his sweatshirt cinched over his face, was caught on video stepping up and shooting Herrera in the left side of the head at point-blank range.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026 -
Ownership means people are stepping up to the challenge, taking full responsibility, and feeling empowered to act.—
Jane Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
-
There is mounting evidence to suggest GLP-1 obesity treatments also help reduce cancer risk, according to several recent studies.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 June 2026
-
The Padres are losing far more often over the last two weeks (11 of 13 entering Monday), but Padres manager Craig Stammen pushed back against the notion that a cumulative effect of mounting injuries has contributed to the team’s swoon.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
Verb
-
While the petition is just the latest in an ongoing crusade to tame the streets, tension in the neighborhood is building up, and for good reason.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
29 May 2026
-
Brown is still building up his pitch count with his transition from the bullpen to the rotation, requiring high efficiency facing Major League Baseball’s best offense to give them that many outs.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Ramping (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramping%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
