Thesaurus results for GEAR UP

gear up

verb

Definition of gear up

as in to mount

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Recent Examples of gear up Luckily, travelers can gear up for a trip or simply refresh their capsule wardrobe for the coming months without breaking the bank thanks to a secret sale happening on Amazon right now exclusively for Prime members. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026 Lightcap’s departure marks another key loss for OpenAI at a time when the company is trying to justify its $852 billion valuation and gear up for what’s expected to be a monster initial public offering. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Hamilton’s challenge to Marshall could draw national attention as Republicans gear up for a potentially tortuous midterm election cycle amid a bitter fight for seats in Congress. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 Many of the players and coaches who now gear up to represent the USA have spent years playing with, against and learning from one another in different capacities. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gear up

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The unit requires zero maintenance on its retraction element and offers standard mounting configurations for leading industrial robot platforms, including KUKA, ABB, and FANUC.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
The director, writer and producers jointly executed a plan to mount Primetime over long talks.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mount

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Glasnow steeled this time, mixing in his slider to keep hitters off his fastball after being too predictable early.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Definition of steel

Verb

Japan in recent years has fortified its southwestern region with longer range missiles and interceptors.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Defensively, the return of Daley and Wyatt fortifies a line that already had two other starters back in Mario Landino and Tyrique Tucker.

— Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortify

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His campaign is trying to stamp out the stigma that surrounds an HIV diagnosis and educate people about the basics, such as how the virus can't be spread through touching or sharing food.

— Betsy Joles, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
My main goal is to educate and try and help clarify any confusion.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of educate

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In the end, however, Mitić’s intrepid approach is undeniably bracing, and held together at its core by Kostić’s simmering performance.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
As reports of serious head injuries mounted, longtime riders of X2 took to internet forums to question the aging coaster’s increasingly jarring experience and give advice on how riders could brace themselves to avoid a concussion.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of brace

Verb

By then the glacier would have received a fresh coating of snow, the sea temperature would be falling again and the residents of Svalbard would be readying themselves for the long polar night.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
Democrats are also readying a major push to encourage voters to cast their ballots early and in person.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ready

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The e-commerce giant is preparing to launch its Prime Air service in Tracy as part of a broader expansion effort that will bring delivery drones to 500 cities and towns by the end of the year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Many of the dozens missing in its environs were foreign nationals, chiefly Indian or Indian-origin pilgrims who were returning from, or preparing to make, the journey further into Tibet to Mount Kailash, a holy site for Hindus and Buddhists.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepare

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