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  1. increase, step-upverb

    the act of increasing something

    "he gave me an increase in salary"

    Synonyms:
    addition, increment, increase, gain, step-up, growth

  2. escalate, intensify, step upverb

    increase in extent or intensity

    "The Allies escalated the bombing"

    Synonyms:
    come forward, rev up, escalate, compound, step to the fore, come to the fore, step forward, heighten, come out, intensify, deepen

  3. rev up, step upverb

    speed up

    "let's rev up production"

    Synonyms:
    come forward, rev up, escalate, step to the fore, come to the fore, step forward, come out, rev, intensify

  4. come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come outverb

    make oneself visible; take action

    "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

    Synonyms:
    start, bulge out, come forward, escalate, fall out, break through, out, go forth, come on, place, bulge, surface, come in, step forward, step to the fore, intensify, rev up, pop out, egress, bug out, come out of the closet, come to the fore, push through, erupt, turn out, emerge, show up, turn up, pop, issue, appear, protrude, come out, come forth

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How to use step up in a sentence?

  1. Macy Morphew:

    I just hope that District Attorney Linda Stanley [ Stanley ] will step up to the plate and do everything District Attorney Linda Stanley can to find our mom, because what they've done it's not fair and we're never going to stop looking for our mom.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    If Americans are working harder than ever earning less than they once did, our government and our leaders should step up, offer a plan, fix what's wrong -- or they should step aside, the recovery has been everywhere but in the family paychecks. The American Dream has become a mirage for far too many.

  3. Stephen Curry:

    Any time you see something like The Warriors coaching staff, its scary, you could see the look on his face. He didnt really understand what was happening in that moment, trying to figure it out, went straight back to the locker room. During the timeout, we all looked at each other. There were a couple smiles in terms of what that meant for us as a team, the guys that were going to need to step up in those moments. Again, next-man-up mentality. Draymond said that at some point during that timeout.

  4. Chris Christie:

    It's time for him to man up and step up and stop letting all of his handlers write his speeches and handle him, because that's what they do, that's what you have to do for somebody has never done anything in their life.

  5. Robert Centor:

    Somebody has to step up, if you’re a primary care physician, it’s incumbent on you to have the discussion with patients before and especially after they get sick about goals. If we don’t know a patient’s goals, they can’t get the best possible care.

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