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Recent Examples of step up
Verb
At the same time, influential allies of Mr. Trump, including Elon Musk, have stepped up a pressure campaign directed at Republicans. Carl Hulse, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 The country stepped up rate cuts and other support in late September, following the U.S. Fed’s shift toward easier monetary policy. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
Do light step-ups a few inches high, mimicking climbing a set of stairs and that also helps with balance control and coordination. Deborah Vankin, Boston Herald, 21 Nov. 2024 During the video, Crewe shows the following exercises: Romanian deadlifts, Bulgarian split squats and other variations, leg presses, hip thrusts, step-ups using a box, and glute kickbacks. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for step up 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for step up
Verb
  • Banks are on a winning streak, one that’s poised to intensify as President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The Big Ten-SEC rivalry is about to intensify as the external factors dictating both conferences’ strategies change, and the Big Ten perhaps is in a better position to succeed than at any time in the last 50 years.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The December Consumer Price Index report showed that the rate of increase for core prices slowed for the first time in five months.
    Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Job growth in December was much stronger than economists had expected, with the gain of 256,000 further raising concerns that the Fed could stay on hold for an extended period and even contemplate interest rate increases should inflation prove stickier than expected.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Beckham has been a brand ambassador for Tudor since 2017 and has been seen wearing a wide range of Tudor models in various settings, using his style and status to enhance Tudor’s image and reach.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025
  • But one rationale for these scrambles is to enhance pedestrian safety by completely separating vehicles from pedestrians.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With Venus in Pisces gracing your career sector, your professional life gets a Venusian boost of charm, which could inspire the desire to incorporate more art and joy into your professional life.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • These nifty night surfers use the strong winds generated by the front to get a boost to their destination—and expend less energy in the process, according to the paper.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Second, invest in initiatives that deepen your audience’s connection to your brand.
    Will Fan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The fires — expected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history — have deepened a crisis in the state’s home insurance market that was already reeling before the devastation came.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • All defenders have to see the play similarly and move as one with what’s coming at them, and if one player takes a step out of their responsibility, that can be the difference between stopping a play and a medium-to-long gain.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This week’s gains can be tied to respective earnings reports released over recent days.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The combination of low humidity, dry fuels, and shifting winds has heightened the potential for spot fires and rapid expansion.
    Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Its marked minerality is heightened by a subtle effervescence which occurs from fermentation at a low temperature to retain small quantities of carbon dioxide.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to its functionality on floors, the device also converts into a handheld vacuum for furniture and upholstery.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty’s new launches, Rihanna seems incredibly focused on living a low key life, building her new family with boyfriend A$AP Rocky.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Step up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20up. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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