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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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Dell stock was up 7.5% at $452.34 on Monday, adding to its 33% gain on Friday, after the company’s earnings impressed the market, mostly due to the growth of artificial-intelligence servers.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

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

This is a 308 million-euro gain on the same period in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The S&P 500 last week notched its largest four-week point gain on record and its largest four-week percentage gain since the week ending May 16, 2025, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Inch by inch the other two boats began to gain on Washington.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

gain on

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