step forward
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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While a big step forward from cryogenic systems, scaling requires a complex array of precise lasers.
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Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
While a big step forward from cryogenic systems, scaling requires a complex array of precise lasers.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
What tailback steps forward as De’Von Achane’s complimentary back?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
In this, the Big Ten also seems to have taken a step forward.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
While a big step forward from cryogenic systems, scaling requires a complex array of precise lasers.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
What tailback steps forward as De’Von Achane’s complimentary back?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
In this, the Big Ten also seems to have taken a step forward.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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