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stepped-up

American  
[stept-uhp] / ˈstɛptˈʌp /

adjective

  1. increased; augmented; expanded; heightened.

    a stepped-up fundraising campaign.

Etymology

Origin of stepped-up

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Nearly one in three contractors reports being affected by stepped-up immigration enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal

The arms trade is among many areas of stepped-up cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Without a massively stepped-up aid effort, any truce will be fragile.

From BBC

Meta Platforms investors may not know how to feel about the Facebook parent company’s stepped-up artificial-intelligence investments lately, but Alphabet investors seem to be liking the sound of them.

From MarketWatch

Meta Platforms investors may not know how to feel about the Facebook parent company’s stepped-up artificial-intelligence investments lately, but Alphabet investors seem to be liking the sound of them.

From MarketWatch

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