Thesaurus results for WARMING (UP)

warming (up)

verb

present participle of warm (up)

as in providing

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As a public benefit corporation, PayJoy funds loans through its Asset Fund, prioritizing customer well-being by providing crucial financial access beyond conventional banking.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Natural reefs are made of rocks, small organisms or coral along the ocean floor providing shelter to marine animals, according to National Geographic.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

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Lockheed Martin is the Pentagon’s largest contractor, responsible for supplying the military with thousands of tactical and strategic missiles.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
But if teams want big-league-ready talent in return, the Phillies will have trouble supplying that.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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Success will depend not only on attracting enough workers, but on equipping them with the right combination of industrial, digital and transferable skills to strengthen workforce readiness across the sector.

— Elena Bou, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
All told, $875,000 worth of computer hardware loaned by Silicon Graphics, $350,000 worth from Apple and some $500,000 in additional hardware and software went into equipping both the set and off-stage control room.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

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What began as a public hospital has evolved into one of the nation’s leading academic health systems — advancing groundbreaking research, educating generations of physicians and caregivers, and providing world-class care to patients.

— Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
Its Sea Hub for Environmental Learning in Laamu (SHELL) is an impressive center with interactive spaces dedicated to educating guests and local Maldivians about the local marine life.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

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In the mid-two-thousands, as Hollywood transitioned to digital filmmaking, IMAX began building and repurposing theatres across the country, outfitting them with digital-projection systems and slightly smaller, but still huge, screens.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Fashion houses are building themselves into the rituals surrounding competition — carrying trophies, outfitting teams and shaping the imagery through which victories are remembered.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

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With its forces on high alert, Israel is drawing up operational plans for a further escalation in the US-Iran conflict, three Israeli sources said, but for now remains on the sidelines and has no imminent plans to join.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Calamos Global Dynamic Income might be drawing up another peak, which would give some would-be investors pause.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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