variants
or step ups
as in increases
something added (as by growth)
there's been a step-up in productivity since regular breaks were offered
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Recent Examples of step-ups
Exercises like squats, step-ups, and sit-to-stands can help strengthen your hips and legs.
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Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
28 June 2026
These exercises included marching in place, stair step-ups, and fast bodyweight squats, all of which could be performed at home with no equipment and without dedicating a large block of time.
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Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
The exercise program involved two group exercise classes per week, including 30 minutes of intervals on an exercise bike, then 15 minutes of circuit training (step-ups, boxing, squats, kettlebells, and so on).
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Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Examples include air squats, step-ups, push-ups, and dips.
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Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
8 Dec. 2025
Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
28 June 2026
These exercises included marching in place, stair step-ups, and fast bodyweight squats, all of which could be performed at home with no equipment and without dedicating a large block of time.
—
Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
12 June 2026
The exercise program involved two group exercise classes per week, including 30 minutes of intervals on an exercise bike, then 15 minutes of circuit training (step-ups, boxing, squats, kettlebells, and so on).
—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Examples include air squats, step-ups, push-ups, and dips.
—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for step-ups
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Budget includes limited tax increases The budget aims to increase state revenues by billions of dollars by reforming a tax on healthcare providers, imposing a sales tax for certain software products and limiting tax breaks on large corporations.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images SpaceX became one of the quickest additions ever to the Nasdaq-100 index, setting up a fresh wave of buying from passive investors less than a month after the company's blockbuster public debut.
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The other new California additions aren't as interesting or camper-specific, comprising more aesthetic updates across the entire Multivan lineup.
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Both show trust boosts engagement, improves quality, accelerates research, saves millions in drug development and positions trust as infrastructure.
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Many desert mosses are under threat, and conservationists might be able to better protect them with fungal boosts.
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The indexes are sitting on healthy gains for the year despite a slight pullback in June.
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The agreement ends weeks of lobbying by outside interests and negotiations among lawmakers and the governor at the state Capitol about how to handle a surge of income tax collected on stock market gains related to artificial intelligence.
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“Step-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step-ups. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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