every step of the way
idiom
: throughout the entire process
He provided them with guidance every step of the way.
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Under the expansion, parents can be there every step of the way for their baby, but also add the standard 12 weeks of care after discharge from the NICU.
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
Her ghost touches him at every step of the way up to the top of the vast edifice.
—David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
The teenage slugger has continued to impress every step of the way since.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
If every step of the way for this particular movie monster, to lose one of the five senses throughout the chapter, is a good approach to somehow make everything so connected.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Scott, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
Her ghost touches him at every step of the way up to the top of the vast edifice.
—David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025
The teenage slugger has continued to impress every step of the way since.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
If every step of the way for this particular movie monster, to lose one of the five senses throughout the chapter, is a good approach to somehow make everything so connected.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for every step of the way
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“Every step of the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20step%20of%20the%20way. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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