gearing

[geer-ing] / ˈgɪər ɪŋ /

VERB

prepare, equip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt adjust fit organize regulate tailor

STRONG

accouter appoint arm blend furnish harness match outfit ready rig suit

WEAK

fit out turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder disorganize unfit

STRONG

refuse reject unfurnish

Example Sentences

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Advanced Micro Devices AMD 8.10%increase; green up pointing triangle is gearing up to invest more than $10 billion across Taiwan’s semiconductor sector to meet growing demand for artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The big investment banks are gearing up for the biggest IPO in history as they underwrite Elon Musk’s rocket-launch company.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

For him, the stresses he faces are “enormous,” with 2026 gearing up to be worse than 2025.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

The practice of "negative gearing" has distorted the market and would end on Tuesday, for all houses apart from those newly built, Chalmers said.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The coverage only lasted a couple minutes before the station flipped over to this pretaped feature about how the average Iraqi was gearing up for war.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx