ramp
noun
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
have ramped
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present perfectof ramp.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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With recent purchasing managers’ surveys revealing unexpectedly strong U.S. private-sector activity, investors have ramped up their expectations that the Fed could raise rates again next month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Since then, most of these countries have ramped up exports to the U.S., “importing” U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The situation has grown bleaker in the last decade and a half as commercial pressures have ramped up and media consolidation and digital shortsightedness have obliterated arts coverage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
But the ambition and scale of these latest productions - which have been widely shared across social media - appear to have ramped up this time around.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Niles does expect stocks that have ramped higher, by early next year, to fall 30% to 50%, he said.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
