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
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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Once the public betas begin, both developer and public beta builds are usually updated more or less in lockstep, though the developer betas are still usually available slightly earlier.
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
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—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
While dozens of fighter jets bombed nuclear and military targets across Iran early Friday morning, the groundwork had long been laid by Mossad agents working in lockstep with the Israeli military.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
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—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
Sterling said Grey Bull Rescue and the DeSantis administration are working in lockstep with each other to bring Americans home.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
While dozens of fighter jets bombed nuclear and military targets across Iran early Friday morning, the groundwork had long been laid by Mossad agents working in lockstep with the Israeli military.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
The program works in lockstep with a greater effort to increase flight lift to the South American country in the first place, to keep up with growing demand.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for lockstep
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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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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