gather momentum/strength
idiom
: to begin to be more popular and effective
The campaign has begun to gather momentum/strength.
Examples of gather momentum/strength in a Sentence
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Hurricanes, in contrast, gather strength over days, can span hundreds of miles, and are visible to satellites, yielding ample time and information to generate useful forecasts, issue alerts, and get people out of the way.
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024
El Niño began midway through 2023 and often takes months to gather strength.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2024
He was quickly joined by others as the group began rocking the SUV back and forth to gather momentum to put it back on its wheels.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Yet even as efforts to shut down the facility gather strength, some officials and environmental advocates are skeptical such a move will help.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Kyiv believes that Moscow is still seeking to install a puppet government in Ukraine and will use any respite in the fighting to gather strength before opportunistically resuming the battle.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2024
Landmasses help to slow storms that gather strength across oceans.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
Fittingly for a singer-songwriter who seems to gather strength in dark, ambiguous moments, what could be an act of avoidance starts feeling like a firm epiphany.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
This question started to gather momentum, shaking the foundational pillars of banking and financial services.
—Sixteen Ramos, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024
El Niño began midway through 2023 and often takes months to gather strength.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2024
He was quickly joined by others as the group began rocking the SUV back and forth to gather momentum to put it back on its wheels.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Yet even as efforts to shut down the facility gather strength, some officials and environmental advocates are skeptical such a move will help.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Kyiv believes that Moscow is still seeking to install a puppet government in Ukraine and will use any respite in the fighting to gather strength before opportunistically resuming the battle.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2024
Landmasses help to slow storms that gather strength across oceans.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
Fittingly for a singer-songwriter who seems to gather strength in dark, ambiguous moments, what could be an act of avoidance starts feeling like a firm epiphany.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
This question started to gather momentum, shaking the foundational pillars of banking and financial services.
—Sixteen Ramos, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
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