ramp
noun
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
had ramped
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past perfectof ramp.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Data last week showing a jump in US May consumer prices -- coupled with strong jobs creation -- had ramped up bets on the Federal Reserve tightening before the end of the year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Speculation over Lynn’s potential departure had ramped up in recent days, since the Penn State job came open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
In Ukrainian regions under Russian control, air defence units had been set up to defend key installations, Demin said, while Russia had ramped up production of the RLK-MC anti-drone system.
From Reuters ● Apr. 10, 2023
"The biggest problem was getting people out of the hospital until other companies had ramped up," said Dr. David Seres, a professor of medicine at the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University Medical Center.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2023
For countless generations civilization had ramped about the globe; it had dispatched its emissaries to the North Pole and the South; it had circled Pal-ul-don once, perhaps many times, but it had never touched her.
From Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs
