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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
ramp .
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Examples
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The 10 male and 10 female finalists for this year's Superbods title ramped on stage with ASAP's
Starmometer.com 2009
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Of course, speculation again ramped up that the Ant-Man movie would go into production after Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World hit theaters this Summer.
Disney’s Domain Name Purchase Hints at Possible Ant-Man Movie | /Film 2010
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He found that a part of the brain that plays a role in self-restraint and evaluation - the inner critic - powered down when the musicians were improvising, while an area associated with self-expression ramped up.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ANNE McILROY 2011
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In an effort to boost revenues, its 'MySpace Music' joint venture with major recording labels ramped up a trial of audio advertisements on song playlists and album pages.
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In an effort to boost revenues, its 'MySpace Music' joint venture with major recording labels ramped up a trial of audio advertisements on song playlists and album pages.
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Though I didn't hear the words spoken, I'm pretty sure the writer would pronounce "ramped" as ram-pet rhymes with Clampett.
"She seems like a real fighter, someone who would stick it to the lobbyist and special-interest groups that have run ramped in Washington." Ann Althouse 2008
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JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Well, yeah, it really kind of ramped up a lot through the overnight hours and early morning hours in to Oklahoma.
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Ambulances spent a total of 494 hours or 20 days "ramped" at Nambour hospital.
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Patients spent about 220 hours, the equivalent of nine days, on stretchers as ambulances were "ramped" while the hospital was at capacity
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I think the ranges we've seen now for the past couple of years, although the 2009 kind of ramped up here at the end of the year but that 37% to 38% range I think is pretty good.
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