Examples of ramp-up in a Sentence

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With training camp just around the corner, the ramp-up to the 2025 season is already underway. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 But prior to Trump's enforcement ramp-up – about 70% of people arrested by ICE were transferred directly from the prison system into ICE custody, according to the nonprofit Freedom for Immigrants. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2025 The ramp-up in artificial intelligence may send shares of Alphabet higher in the coming months, according to Citizens. Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 June 2025 Among the most controversial moves from the 79-year-old leader is the ramp-up of deportation policies and the intensified presence of ICE, a shift already sowing fear across industries dependent on immigrant labor and threatening the stability of key supply chains. Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ramp-up

Word History

Etymology

derivative of the phrasal verb ramp up — more at ramp entry 2

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramp-up was in 1980

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“Ramp-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramp-up. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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