ramped (up)

verb

past tense of ramp (up)
as in jacked (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramped (up)
  1. stepped up
  2. mounted
  3. elevated
  4. enhanced
  5. expanded
  6. enriched
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  • China has lately stepped up its efforts to secure rare-earth ore around the world.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Under Obama, the FBI and other agencies stepped up efforts to crack down on Chinese espionage.
    — DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of stepped up
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  • Aurelius Systems recently mounted its Archimedes autonomous laser weapon on an American Rheinmetall unmanned ground vehicle at AUSA 2026.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Problems soon mounted, Beskrestnov said, with communication outages on top of the speed restriction, most likely caused by the new limits.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of mounted
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  • Republicans and Democrats alike say the purchase will help Russia execute its war against Ukraine — without making a difference to global fuel prices, which are elevated mostly due to Trump’s war on Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But the board decided that Niinami’s resignation was necessary, and elevated Torii from his role as president, which he’d assumed just a few months earlier.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • The dining room is enhanced with wainscoting, a chair rail and large windows set off by impressive crown moldings.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Food is one of the true pleasures of life, and often part of our enjoyment comes from flavors enhanced by salt.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhanced
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  • Trump has vastly expanded ICE to ramp up deportations of immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, and the agency was a major part of last year’s law-enforcement surge in the Chicago area known as Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Open Doors Foundation, which began operations in 2025 and quickly expanded before running into zoning and code issues at multiple properties this year, has sought to remain open at 3221 Independence Avenue, its original location.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanded
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  • This team considered the origins of this star using a model of the Milky Way that has been rapidly enriched with elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, which astronomers call metals, via the death of the first generation of stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • An operating commercial nuclear reactor in the United States is set to receive the world’s first fuel reload enriched beyond long-standing industry limits.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of enriched
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