as in to brace
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
I have to psych myself up before every swimming competition
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After what happened with the Lakers and Mavericks, with Luka Dončić joining LeBron James and Anthony Davis headed to Texas, the Warriors were bracing themselves for a big move.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
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These sharp, bracing periods are too infrequent, though, and the back half of the album drifts into a kind of vaporous dream state that verges on self-indulgent.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Soy Milk Soy milk is also fortified with calcium (added to it during processing).—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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In order to infuse those poignant nuances, the singer fortified a part of her vocal range that had thinned out from performances on her Sweetener World Tour the year in 2019.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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Hendricks was a 19-year-old student athletic trainer on the field readying coolers of Gatorade for the football players while watching the pregame ceremony.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
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With Endeavor’s grant, Institute for Therapy through the Arts has a year to ready its clinic for Medicaid certification.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Psych (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psych%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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