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Recent Examples of footstep
Stepping into one of Arizona's oldest hotels might feel like time traveling to a different era, following the footsteps of famous figures from the past, or a prelude to encountering a ghost.
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Following in his father’s footsteps Jerry and Ben in an undated still from Nothing Is Lost.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
This headset’s sound quality catches every footstep and in-game effect.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
But those effects don't explain the smell of candy (from a tragic story, explained on the website) and unexplained footsteps.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Following in his father’s footsteps Jerry and Ben in an undated still from Nothing Is Lost.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
This headset’s sound quality catches every footstep and in-game effect.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
But those effects don't explain the smell of candy (from a tragic story, explained on the website) and unexplained footsteps.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footstep
Noun
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Although the closures account for barely 1% of Starbucks’ footprint, the cost-cutting includes the layoffs of roughly 900 employees.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Over the last five months, ICE has increased its footprint inside immigration courthouses, which are operated by the Justice Department.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But senior Biden administration officials saw it as a further step toward the dismantling of the nation’s constitutional democracy.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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The first steps have been hard, but with a solid system and team buy-in, early-stage AI implementation is already a huge productivity booster.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Footstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footstep. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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