step-ups

variants or step ups
plural of step-up

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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. 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
Noun
  • Jain listed a few Canadian products sold directly to consumers that will likely experience price increases, including alcohol, candles, perfumes, clothing, jewelry and some food products.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Disney is not the only company responding to these cost increases by shifting around the benefits offered to staff.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Yes, major-league sell-offs create minor-league additions, and nobody’s added talent lately quite like the Mets’ Double-A affiliate.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • These are not throwaway additions to a jewelry collection, but foundational pieces, designed to be worn, layered, and lived in.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There are a host of other incentives as well, from per diems to boosts to their retirement benefits.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
  • People on antidepressants saw activity boosts in their left hippocampus, which is involved in memory and stress regulation, along with the right middle occipital gyrus, which is a visual processing area.
    Korin Miller, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This comes after shares of Target spiked last Wednesday after the retailer reported second-quarter top- and bottom-line gains and raised its outlook for the year.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The apartment search platform analyzed more than 100 metropolitan areas across the United States to determine which saw the most significant gains in millennial homeowners and renters.
    Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Step-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step-ups. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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