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gains steam

gains steam is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 gains steam

What is gains steam the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gains steam is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gain steam.

Words near gains steam in the dictionary

  1. gains of function
  2. gains of functions
  3. gains on
  4. gains one's spurs
  5. gains over
  6. gains steam
  7. gains time
  8. gains traction
  9. gains weight
  10. gains-of-function
  11. gains-of-functions

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