step-ups

variants or step ups
plural of step-up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of step-ups Exercises like wall-sits, clam shells, step-ups, and Romanian deadlifts target the knees and surrounding muscles to improve strength and stability. Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for step-ups
Noun
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Watch for rapid rises in creeks, streams and normally dry washes.
    Staff reports, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The industry still hasn’t built sufficient pipeline networks to capture gas at oil wells, so, as production rises, so does flaring and venting.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is the classic Jevons Paradox where efficiency gains make technology cheaper to use, which drives more use overall.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • With rapid improvements in large language models (LLMs) and machine learning, this promise is unprecedented productivity and innovation gains.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That earns you in-game skill points and stat boosts.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For example, what are the sales tools or marketing tools AI has enabled that didn’t exist last year or two years ago but are creating massive boosts in productivity?
    Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Step-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step-ups. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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