Synonyms for step up
step up

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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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1. Sunai Phasuk:

   ASEAN states need to step up an admit that one of the member states, Myanmar, is one of the root causes of the crisis, failure to address the root causes will lead to a situation that no matter how much ASEAN makes donations, it will never be able to match up with the gravity of the problem.

2. Li Huiyong:

   The change in PPI is very worrying. It could affect corporate profitability, which in turn could affect consumption and the economy, we must step up policy support.

3. Alison Parker:

   I'm not going to rest until I see something happen. We've got to have our legislators and congressmen step up to the plate and stop being cowards about this.

4. Mike Sullivan:

   They're two generational talents, so those guys aren't easy to replace, i think that speaks for itself. Having said that, whenever players go down from an injury standpoint, it's going to provide opportunity for others. They need to step up. They've got to take advantage of it. That's the nature of pro sports. So we've got some young guys that we're excited about who have showed glimpses of pretty solid hockey, and we'll see which guys can step up and contribute to help us win games.

5. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   I hope that they are going to take a minute and look in the eye of TSA officers, they’re not going to get paid on time unless members of Congress step up and do their jobs.