step into
phrasal verb
stepped into; stepping into; steps into
: to take a particular role or do a particular task
She stepped into the role/position of director.
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Most notably, Green Bay has the rookie due of Warren Brinson and Nazir Stackhouse who could step into much bigger roles.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Just as Fernandez stepped into her new role at work, her 22-month-old daughter, Nicole Casellas, began having a hard time walking.
—Luis Pascal, Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
With DePrimeo out, senior Nick Rotondi stepped into the running back role and was able to will the Red and Black out of danger with several key runs.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
But even at the end of Volume 1, and especially by the end of the show, she's matured as a person and stepped into her own.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Nov. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Just as Fernandez stepped into her new role at work, her 22-month-old daughter, Nicole Casellas, began having a hard time walking.
—Luis Pascal, Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
With DePrimeo out, senior Nick Rotondi stepped into the running back role and was able to will the Red and Black out of danger with several key runs.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
But even at the end of Volume 1, and especially by the end of the show, she's matured as a person and stepped into her own.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Step into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20into. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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