ramping (up)

verb

present participle of ramp (up)
as in growing (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramping (up)
  1. stepping up
  2. mounting
  3. building up
Verb
  • Second-year edge rusher Collin Oliver showed promise with strong plays, stepping up in Micah Parsons' absence.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Cities across the Southwest are stepping up conservation efforts amid the growing crisis facing a key Colorado River reservoir straddling the Utah-Arizona border.
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Definition of stepping up
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  • There’s no mounting panic, no erotic urgency, and no persuasive reason these two characters must sleep together before sunrise in a New Year’s Eve-like framing.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Trump is also under mounting pressure to end an unpopular war ahead of midterm congressional elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mounting
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  • Government reshuffle Ahead of the next winter period, Ukraine is strengthening the defense of its energy infrastructure and building up reserves to ensure sufficient supplies of heat and electricity.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies start right after birth with three to five minutes at a time, building up to more than an hour a day.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of building up
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“Ramping (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramping%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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