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{ "derived": [ { "word": "stepped-up separation" } ], "etymology_text": "From step up.", "forms": [ { "form": "more stepped-up", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "most stepped-up", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "stepped-up (comparative more stepped-up, superlative most stepped-up)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English adjectives", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "English terms with quotations", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2023 May 23, Lisa O'Carroll, “Austria tightens border controls as Hungary frees convicted people smugglers”, in The Guardian:", "text": "Austria is a prime destination for smuggled people heading for the heart of the EU via Hungary from the Balkans. For many migrants, the Hungarian route remains an option despite stepped-up border patrols and a steel fence built by Hungary after the EU’s 2015 migration crisis.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "Increased; heightened." ], "links": [ [ "Increased", "increase" ], [ "heightened", "heightened" ] ] } ], "word": "stepped-up" }
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