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Recent Examples of gear up
Depeche Mode are gearing up to release a full-length feature film chronicling the band’s massive 2023 shows in Mexico City on their Memento Mori tour.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
Owner Cody Pruitt is gearing up to debut Chateau Royale in Greenwich Village in a bi-level townhouse.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The Federal Communications Commission is gearing up to potentially relax radio emission restrictions for Starlink.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Unlike crews returning from long-duration flights to the International Space Station who are carried out of their capsules, mission commander Chun Wang and his three companions were able to lift emergency gear up and out of the hatch before climbing out themselves.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
Owner Cody Pruitt is gearing up to debut Chateau Royale in Greenwich Village in a bi-level townhouse.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The Federal Communications Commission is gearing up to potentially relax radio emission restrictions for Starlink.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Unlike crews returning from long-duration flights to the International Space Station who are carried out of their capsules, mission commander Chun Wang and his three companions were able to lift emergency gear up and out of the hatch before climbing out themselves.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
Verb
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ViewSonic latest take on portable projection is a palm-sized model rocks Harman Kardon audio and is mounted to a 360-degree 3-in-1 stand.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2025
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The unions, which between them represent roughly 125,000 workers in the city, hold significant sway in local elections and are known to mount extensive get-out-the-vote campaigns for their preferred candidates.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The White House seemed to have steeled itself against an adverse reaction in the stock market, even as, by Wednesday morning, the total market had fallen by about twenty per cent from its high.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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While no cases have been reported in the Kansas City metro, health officials are steeling themselves for the possibility the disease will emerge in the area.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Instead of fortifying the line, the Chiefs lost their best offensive lineman in Joe Thuney, who signed with the Chicago Bears.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The roster-building efforts have been aggressive and purposeful as Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles united on a vision to fortify both lines.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Don't show up and ask someone there to educate you.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer spoke to Chris Hayes, an extension associate of structural pest management at NC State University who specializes educating the pest management industry on critter habits, to find out.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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But back to the task at hand: One trick to schooling yourself while keeping things fun is taking a tour — or a few of them.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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As for Ware, there have been stretches where the need to get better - and get bigger - couldn’t be clearer, particularly when he was schooled by the Clippers’ Ivica Zubac during the recent 10-game losing streak.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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Goldman Sachs worries the stock drawdown is about to get worse, and is bracing for wider credit spreads and a recession.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Digital Commerce Companies: These businesses, including e-commerce platforms and payment processors, are pulling back on public offering plans and bracing for pain.—
Jon Cherry,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Other countries are also readying their own countertariffs.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Caine sought to assure lawmakers of his approach to readying the nation for future wars.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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There is also a section for anonymous surveys … that gather a variety of opinions from scouts after each position evaluation to help the group better understand its consensus or disagreements.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Homicide and crime scene personnel were gathering evidence and speaking with possible witnesses.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gear%20up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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