gain/gather steam

idiom

informal

: to increase in strength, force, or energy

The campaign quickly gained/gathered steam.

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However, backlash continued to gain steam as people accused the company of encouraging the use of automation instead of authenticity, particularly with children. —

Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, in the U.S., the trend toward in-school personal finance classes is continuing to gain steam. —

Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 July 2024 Former Secret Service supervisor weighs in 04:49 On Truth Social, members of a group focused on DJT shares on Monday morning speculated that the stock could continue to gain steam following Saturday's shooting. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 July 2024 Hernandez says Fox’s publicity team stood by his side as the reports continued to gain steam, but the flames of the media firestorm kept rising. —

Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for gain/gather steam

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