in lockstep

phrase

: in perfect or rigid often mindless conformity or unison
politicians marching in lockstep with the party line

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Mullin replied that his department was in lockstep with the president’s team and boasted that arrests and deportations were rising. David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 Google and other companies have also worked to disrupt the massive botnets that control compromised routers in lockstep. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 If the technology leader, the finance leader and the operations head aren't in lockstep, your AI strategy will devolve into a pile of software subscriptions that no one can tie to a P&L. Steven Singer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Fellow memory stocks, including Sandisk and Micron, tumbled in lockstep. Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in lockstep

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“In lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20lockstep. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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