Step up and Tone

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Step up verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

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Tone and step up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tone" instead a verb "Step up".

Tone verb - Vary the pitch of one's speech.

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Step up and tone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Step up" instead a verb "Tone".

Nearby Words: toneless, toned, toning, tonal

Dinosaur Jr.. have a song with the Non-Appearing Title "Lose" - the title does fit the tone of the lyrics, but it's probably also a nod to Lou Barlow getting to Step Up to the Microphone, since "Lose" is a homophone for "Lou's".

Source: Pun Based Title / Music

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