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Ramp up
"Ramp up" in a Sentence (14 examples)
Near-synonym: build up
Headcount ramped up over three months.
Near-synonym: build up
The manager ramped up headcount.
Overnight, as the storm bore down on urban flood zones, city officials ramped up emergency spaces to shelter thousands more people, mostly in public schools and colleges.
For entirely self-serving reasons, ministers and civil servants never dispelled the public belief that uncaring 'fat cat' privateers or foreign state railways were in control, ramping up fares and creaming off profits which either enriched shareholders or subsidised European rail fares. DfT left train operators to 'take the heat' - which they dutifully did, fearful of speaking up and 'biting the hand that feeds'.
Liberal activists promised a well-funded summertime blitz, replete with home-state rallies and million-dollar ad campaigns, to try to ramp up pressure on a handful of Senate Democrats opposed to changing the rules.
In recent years, Beijing has ramped up economic, diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan – a self-ruling democracy the Chinese Communist Party claims as its own despite having never governed it.
Near-synonyms: fire up, spin up
The 5G development project will ramp up in the first quarter.
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It's only fair to note that during the toddler years, the nightmare phase is just ramping up for many children.
For projects that are just ramping up, a reasonable estimate should be made for the foreseeable future.
Near-synonyms: fire up, spin up
He wants to be first to ramp up his project.
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