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Meaning of gain steam | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of gather steam.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

gain the wind gain time gain traction gain upon gain weight gain'd

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