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in gear

ADJECTIVE

on duty

Synonyms

WEAK

at work busy clocked in clocked in punched in engaged in a job laboring obliged on the job punched in working

ADJECTIVE

working

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive busy employed engaged functioning running

STRONG

dynamic going laboring live moving operative

WEAK

effective hot in a job in force in full swing in process on fire on the job on track practical useful viable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle inactive unemployed unengaged

WEAK

inoperative passive unoccupied

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The highest extractable concentrations of brominated flame retardants were found in gear marketed as non-PFAS treated, particularly within the moisture barrier.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

The man put it in gear and floored it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

So Garcia put his SUV in gear and sped over.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025

Now, sure, sure, Johnson may “run” the House, and no doubt his patient approach in dealing with competing factions of windbags kept the process in gear.

From Slate • May 24, 2025

Leroy turned off the key, but he left it in gear, so when he took his foot off the clutch, the truck lurched forward suddenly.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

in gear

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