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Recent Examples of gear up
The Ronna’s Hut owner is gearing up for a much bigger crowd on June 7 because word of mouth for some reason is strong, with thousands of comments left on the festival’s social media.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
When Chalamet gears up for another Oscar run later this year with Marty Supreme, retracing the same steps — Theo Von, Nardwuar, Brittani Broski, College GameDay — would be unlikely to land with the same effectiveness.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Netflix is gearing up to preview an extensive slate of releases at Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event, but the event wouldn’t be complete without an accompanying live soundtrack.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
In the years since, Sweeney has become one of the most bankable actresses in Hollywood, starring in rom-com Anyone But You, producing and starring in horror flick Immaculate, and gearing up to portray Hollywood legend Kim Novak in a biopic.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 May 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
When Chalamet gears up for another Oscar run later this year with Marty Supreme, retracing the same steps — Theo Von, Nardwuar, Brittani Broski, College GameDay — would be unlikely to land with the same effectiveness.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Netflix is gearing up to preview an extensive slate of releases at Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event, but the event wouldn’t be complete without an accompanying live soundtrack.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
In the years since, Sweeney has become one of the most bankable actresses in Hollywood, starring in rom-com Anyone But You, producing and starring in horror flick Immaculate, and gearing up to portray Hollywood legend Kim Novak in a biopic.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gear up
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In the title game, IMG fell behind by as many as 17 points late in the third quarter before mounting a spectacular comeback to win 80-78 in overtime.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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But even if the numbers ramp up, the program could run into a roadblock created by its own success, as the number of prosecutions mount.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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Luckily for Diggins, his resolve was steeled from his experiences with discipline in Japan.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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Amid growing geopolitical tensions and unpredictable politics, the global economy is steeling itself for constant, sudden change.—
Alexander Clausbruch,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Lawmakers should strengthen existing incentives for states and cities to adopt resilience measures—fortifying homes against wind, hail, flooding, and wildfires—to lower costs for both property owners and insurance companies when disasters strike.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Other studies show that tea decreased iron absorption from wheat bread fortified with ferrous sulfate or ferrous fumarate by 56 to 72%.1 Individual variation: Still, additional research is necessary to establish the best time to drink tea without affecting iron absorption.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
21 May 2025
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The hands-on displays are designed to educate about teamwork, deduction, health care, coordination, agility and cognitive thinking, among others.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Many school districts pay private providers to educate students with special needs.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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Here's to hoping Charlotte's Gen Z children will end up schooling her on the joys of being alone—straight from their TikTok algorithm.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Densmore was a local drummer going to school a few towns away, who was brought into a group started by Manzarek that also featured his brothers.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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While this can present challenges like balancing our workloads between AI agents and employees, with careful preparation and testing, companies can better brace themselves for the future.—
Syed Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Becker’s premise is bracing: Tech oligarchs’ wildest visions of tomorrow amount to a modern secular theology that is both mesmerizing and, in his view, deeply misguided.—
John Kaag,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
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Seventeen years old, Fatima is in her last year of high school, readying for baccalaureate studies in Paris.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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Ahead of the now-famous Miami race, the grid was swarming with celebrities from across the globe, on top of the usual team personnel readying their machinery for the race ahead.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
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So each block has a director, and one block prepares and starts to shoot, then halfway [through] the other is prepping, and then starts to shoot.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Her 17-year-old is preparing for graduation while working as a lifeguard.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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