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Recent Examples of gear up
In Europe, French company Latitude is gearing up for the debut flight of its small launch vehicle named Zephyr this year.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Lamar, on the other hand, is gearing up for a North American tour with SZA, set to take place this spring.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Several lawsuits against the Trump administration are coming down the pipeline.
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Environmental nonprofits are gearing up to challenge some of the actions President Donald Trump has issued since taking office.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
While the album doesn’t have a release date yet, Morgan’s gearing up for a big stadium tour.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Lamar, on the other hand, is gearing up for a North American tour with SZA, set to take place this spring.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Several lawsuits against the Trump administration are coming down the pipeline.
3:43
Andrew Thomas/NurPhoto via Shutterstock
Environmental nonprofits are gearing up to challenge some of the actions President Donald Trump has issued since taking office.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025
While the album doesn’t have a release date yet, Morgan’s gearing up for a big stadium tour.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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With the leadership transition and mounting financial strain, parents rightly fear their children will pay the price.—
Sendhil Revuluri,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump's administration began mass firings of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees on Friday, a move that comes just weeks after a fatal midair collision in Washington, D.C., and as concerns mount over air traffic control staffing shortages.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s administration deepened its pressure campaign on government employees to resign before a Thursday deadline, rattling and angering a civil service steeling itself for a prolonged battle with Elon Musk and his ongoing foray into the federal bureaucracy.—
Michael C. Bender,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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New hair in weird places, problems with his teeth, a growing inability to understand his wife… steel yourselves for the unimaginable horror of a man nearing 40!—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Jan. 2025
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Soy Milk Soy milk is also fortified with calcium (added to it during processing).—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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In order to infuse those poignant nuances, the singer fortified a part of her vocal range that had thinned out from performances on her Sweetener World Tour the year in 2019.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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Danica McKellar is aiming to educate and entertain young readers in a new kids book.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Since before Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, immigrant advocacy groups in Chicago have been trying to educate community members on their rights, for example that constitutional protections against self-incrimination apply to all people on U.S. soil, including undocumented immigrants.—
Peter Breen,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Multiple stars are out with injury and other prospective players either transferred or could not make it to school for various reasons.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sir Paul Smith took a few very special guests to school for an intimate master class on his design process and inspiration.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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After what happened with the Lakers and Mavericks, with Luka Dončić joining LeBron James and Anthony Davis headed to Texas, the Warriors were bracing themselves for a big move.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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These sharp, bracing periods are too infrequent, though, and the back half of the album drifts into a kind of vaporous dream state that verges on self-indulgent.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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More change is still on the horizon, with a final ruling on a $2.78-billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conference set for April and USC readying to distribute $20.5 million in revenue to its athletes this fall if the House vs. NCAA settlement is approved.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Next Chapter Sonos is reportedly readying a new video streaming box designed to expand its reach deeper into the home theater marketplace.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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That stems from his own positive experiences with trying something new and connecting with those that prepared it.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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That meant writing songs, producing records, delivering those records on time, having great bands, rehearsing, being prepared and not leaving the basics up to chance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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