gain/gather steam
idiom
informal
: to increase in strength, force, or energy
The campaign quickly gained/gathered steam.
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Both respiratory illnesses peak in the winter, so there's still a few months for the viruses to gain steam.
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
But as a losing streak started to gain steam, the franchise’s front office decided a spark was needed.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Their respective performances will be something to monitor against the Cowboys as Glaze continues to gain steam.
—Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
His anticorruption campaign also continued to gain steam: in 2018, 621,000 officials were punished, a marked increase over the 527,000 detained in 2017.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2019
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Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
But as a losing streak started to gain steam, the franchise’s front office decided a spark was needed.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Their respective performances will be something to monitor against the Cowboys as Glaze continues to gain steam.
—Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
His anticorruption campaign also continued to gain steam: in 2018, 621,000 officials were punished, a marked increase over the 527,000 detained in 2017.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2019
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“Gain/gather steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%2Fgather%20steam. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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