rev

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The "Avatar" films "connect everywhere around the world," Gross said, adding that the 20th Century movie -- like its predecessors -- would likely rev up on "outstanding word-of-mouth."

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

By all means, raise money, rev up turnout and recruit top candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

He’d stare, or rev his car engine, or drive down his parallel driveway and watch us up close till we were picked up for school.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

"We just heard this squeal, the rev of an engine and a huge, loud impact," Kimberly Stricklen, a visitor to New Orleans, told Reuters.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

I hear Dad rev the car a few times and then open the front door.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King