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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
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The show ended in 2022 as Oz mounted a campaign for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Now, as labor costs rise and economic pressures mount, companies are increasingly downsizing.—
Heidi Farris,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The squeamish will need to steel themselves for Warfare.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the rattling experience steeled the Montana native against the tumult caused last week by President Trump’s announcement of steep global tariffs.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But all that has only fortified a character who went from hapless brother-in-law to inarguably the most evolved one of the bunch.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Because the people in charge didn’t pick the right players, and didn’t draft well enough with the leftover picks to fortify the roster.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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This free forum will help educate the community on the probate process and available resources available to start estate planning efforts.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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Another idea pitch presented to the White House called for more funding efforts to educate women about their menstrual cycles, the newspaper reported.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
22 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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Chipotle, like other restaurants and fast-food chains that rely on supplies from Mexico, also forecast tepid annual comparable sales growth, bracing for a hit from inflation.—
Ananya Mariam Rajesh,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Now city leaders are bracing for a nearly $1-billion budget deficit.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The company wasn't just readying to build electric vehicles.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Patti Smith is readying the release of a new memoir, with Bread of Angels set to arrive in November.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Remembering how a few crucial opportunities to work on calligraphy and design at a young age prepared him for his career in film, fashion, and painting, Yi Ming hopes to open similar doors for other young artists.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Annette McGowan, a bartender and publicity manager at the Winchester, also is preparing to mark the restaurant’s 20th anniversary, and hopes to have a block party with live music and food in early June.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Gear up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gear%20up. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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