step forward
phrasal verb
stepped forward; stepping forward; steps forward
: to give or offer help, information, etc.
A witness stepped forward to identify the robber.
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Take a step forward and smack headfirst into a brick wall, which is how this transfer window has often seemed.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
This is a step forward for fiscal sanity, given the program’s dismal record.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
Not to spin, not to posture, but to name the reality and outline our first steps forward.
—Matthew Mathison, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
According to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office, at least 25 defendants saw their criminal charges dismissed by a Bay State judge on Tuesday, after no one stepped forward to offer them legal assistance.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
This is a step forward for fiscal sanity, given the program’s dismal record.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
Not to spin, not to posture, but to name the reality and outline our first steps forward.
—Matthew Mathison, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
According to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office, at least 25 defendants saw their criminal charges dismissed by a Bay State judge on Tuesday, after no one stepped forward to offer them legal assistance.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for step forward
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“Step forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20forward. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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