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gained steam

gained steam is the simple past and past participle of gain steam.

Meaning of gain steam

Verb

gain steam (third-person singular simple present gains steam, present participle gaining steam, simple past and past participle gained steam)

  1. Synonym of gather steam.
    • Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud trial gained steam on Thursday when the co-founder of his fallen exchange, Gary Wang, took the stand as a government witness in Manhattan federal court.2023 October 5, Victoria Bekiempis, “FTX co-founder testifies he committed crimes with Sam Bankman-Fried”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    gather steam

Questions about gained steam

What is gained steam the simple past and past participle of?
Gained steam is the simple past and past participle of gain steam.

Words near gained steam in the dictionary

  1. gained ground
  2. gained momentum
  3. gained on
  4. gained one's spurs
  5. gained over
  6. gained steam
  7. gained time
  8. gained traction
  9. gained weight
  10. gainedst
  11. gainer

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