geared up

past tense of gear up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for geared up
Verb
  • The report also included recommendations related to training and dash-mounted and body-worn camera policies.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Saturday felt eerily reminiscent as the Diamondbacks mounted a ninth-inning comeback.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Having traveled to 75 countries, bought real estate in 24, established businesses in 7, and educated her children in 4, Kathleen is the go-to expert on expat life.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • To those who are poorly educated, this paragraph has been utterly meaningless.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Russia’s defense ministry claimed that Friday’s strike had killed 85 Ukrainian and Western military officers gathered at the restaurant near the playground.
    Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Swiss Watch industry which just gathered at its latest annual Watches and Wonders in Geneva, is in recession.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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
Verb
  • What hope had been fortified in the first half Wednesday had faded by the second.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Regular table salt, on the other hand, is often fortified with iodine, which is essential for thyroid health.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • There’s no such thing as being over-prepared when traveling with kids.
    Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
  • All four teams are stronger and better prepared with players who weren’t available for the first meeting.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Geared up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geared%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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