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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Say goodbye to the notion that ‘beauty is pain’ and step into a fashionable pair of boots your feet will love.
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
December is about stepping into your truth and honoring your desires with confidence, rather than waiting for someone to make the first move.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, students stepped into the kitchen for their final exams, preparing restaurant-quality dishes under pressure.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The bill aims for the Public Employee Relations Board, or PERB, to step into the role performed for many decades by the National Labor Relations Board because, McKinnor and other advocates maintain, the NLRB is frozen by a dispute over its membership.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
December is about stepping into your truth and honoring your desires with confidence, rather than waiting for someone to make the first move.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, students stepped into the kitchen for their final exams, preparing restaurant-quality dishes under pressure.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The bill aims for the Public Employee Relations Board, or PERB, to step into the role performed for many decades by the National Labor Relations Board because, McKinnor and other advocates maintain, the NLRB is frozen by a dispute over its membership.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Step into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20into. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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