Definitions for ratchet up
ratch·et up

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1. ratchet upverb

   to increase

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Natasha

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ratchet up in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ratchet up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ratchet up in a Sentence

1. John Thune:

   We're going to hear from Zelensky again tomorrow and I'm sure he'll make an ask to ratchet up the level of assistance we're providing, to include the MiGs.

2. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   Let me suggest that had the President and his team spent as much time trying to ratchet up the sanctions on the Iranians over the last two years as they have entering into an agreement, which most of us are highly skeptical of as to having any positive impact at all, we'd have ended up in better place.

3. Nicoley Baublies:

   We want to ratchet up the pressure in mediation with the outcome of the ballot.

4. John Thune:

   I know the administration has its position on that, but there would be a lot of bipartisan support for jets, we're going to hear from Zelensky again tomorrow and I'm sure he'll make an ask to ratchet up the level of assistance we're providing, to include the MiGs.

5. President Barack Obama:

   The notion that we can simply ratchet up sanctions further and further and further and then ultimately Putin changes his mind, I think is a miscalculation.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ratchet_Up