lockstep
noun
lock·step
ˈläk-ˌstep 
often attributive
1
: a mode of marching in step by a body of persons going one after another as closely as possible
2
: a standard method or procedure that is mindlessly adhered to or that minimizes individuality
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Examples of lockstep in a Sentence
followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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The company's valuation has been growing in lockstep with its users, raising $1 billion at a valuation of $22 billion earlier this month, doubling the valuation from a $1 billion investor round in December that had valued it at $11 billion valuation.
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 19 May 2026
President Pablo Longoria, sporting director Mehdi Benatia and head coach Roberto De Zerbi were portrayed as working in lockstep, and De Zerbi’s first season at the helm had concluded with Marseille securing automatic Champions League qualification for only the third time since 2013.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The fact that surge has come in lockstep with Schwarber going off is not a coincidence.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Emry Schwalm fixated on the hair in front of her and fell into lockstep with it.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
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Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 19 May 2026
President Pablo Longoria, sporting director Mehdi Benatia and head coach Roberto De Zerbi were portrayed as working in lockstep, and De Zerbi’s first season at the helm had concluded with Marseille securing automatic Champions League qualification for only the third time since 2013.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
The fact that surge has come in lockstep with Schwarber going off is not a coincidence.
—CBS News, 16 May 2026
Emry Schwalm fixated on the hair in front of her and fell into lockstep with it.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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lockstep
noun
lock·step
-ˌstep
: a way of marching in step in which the marchers are very close one behind the other
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