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gain on

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to creep up draw near go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

VERB

overtake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat befall catch up with engulf outdistance outdo outstrip overwhelm

STRONG

better happen hit overhaul reach strike

WEAK

come upon get past get to leave behind take by surprise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose

STRONG

fail miss

WEAK

fall behind

VERB

reach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrive attain come come to enter hit make show sign in

STRONG

land overtake

WEAK

catch up to check in clock in get as far as get in get to hit town make it make the scene ring in roll in show up turn up wind up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon deny depart fail go leave lose refuse stop veto

WEAK

miss

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Net interest income was up 9%, though non-interest income dropped 53% after the year-ago gain on the Schwab sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

E-commerce platform Pattern Group is up ten of the last thirteen weeks, with a 19% gain on May 7 earnings, and shows a bullish golden cross.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Ford’s stock rose 9.7% to $14.90, following a 13% gain on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Gasoline posted a 21% surge in March — the largest monthly gain on record — and rose another 5% in April as the Iran conflict deepened.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The monster bellowed in frustration and started after them, its paddle feet scooping through the water with such power that it actually started to gain on them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

gain on

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