geared up

verb

Definition of geared upnext
past tense of gear up
as in mounted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for geared up
  1. mounted
  2. educated
  3. gathered
  4. braced
  5. fortified
  6. prepared
Verb
  • When prototypers tested a replica of Helen Keller’s silver scroll holder—a gift from India—it was initially mounted flat.
    M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This was accompanied by witness cameras on ladder pods that were mounted farther back.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of mounted
Verb
  • The country is in a political realignment with working-class voters moving even more in Republicans' favor and wealthier and more educated voters moving in Democrats' direction.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Latina healthcare workers tend to be less well-educated than non-Latinas in that job.
    Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of educated
Verb
  • Those gathered were to pause for a moment of silence.
    Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In a cruel irony, revelers had gathered to welcome a new beginning.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of gathered
Verb
  • At exactly noon on New Year’s Day, about 20 people braced their feet against the silty shore of Lake Natoma, hopping and fidgeting to warm themselves.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Trinidad and Tobago declared a state of emergency on Monday as the government braced for reprisal shootings after an attempt on a gang leader’s life, officials said.
    Reuters, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of braced
Verb
  • At some campuses, administrators got tough with the protesters, cleared out the sprawling encampments and disciplined or even arrested the student demonstrators who occupied and fortified them.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Doors should be fortified, and homes may have safe rooms designed to be impenetrable.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of fortified
Verb
  • Third-party experts are well-equipped to build comprehensive talent agendas, and addressing this proactively allows investors to be prepared for the challenges ahead.
    Dan Hawkins, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The Scotland youth international has several admirers in Europe prepared to provide a first-team pathway and a wage of more than £20,000 a week.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of prepared
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