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get steeper

VERB
rise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climb grow lift move up push up rocket soar surge
STRONG
arise arouse aspire awake levitate mount rouse scale sprout surface surmount tower up
WEAK
be erect be located be situated blast off bob up come up get out of bed get to one's feet go uphill have foundation pile out reach up rise and shine rise up roll out sit up slope upwards stand up straighten up sweep upward turn out upspring
Antonyms
STRONGEST
descend
STRONG
calm drop fall lull sleep
WEAK
comply cooperate decline decrease give in go along lessen lower recede regress slump

Example Sentences

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After making your way through trees for the first half of the hike, the trail will open up a bit and get steeper.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

“I have said from the beginning, the climb will get steeper the closer we get to the summit,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said this year.

From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2013

I think he's got to make some drastic moves in the golf swing to get the plane of the shot, to get steeper on the back, steeper on the downswing.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 9, 2010

"When the steps get steeper and the print gets smaller," says Whitney Young Jr., 45, executive director of the National Urban League.

From Time Magazine Archive

They checked the condition of my heart by making me walk on a treadmill that they adjusted to get steeper and steeper as the minutes went by.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins