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Michael briefly followed in his adoptive parents' footsteps, embarking on a career in entertainment in the 1980s that ranged from a stint on the CBS political soap opera Capitol, to a part as a concierge in the primetime soap Falcon Crest, which starred Wyman.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Following in the footsteps of her father and predecessor, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II wore the Imperial State Crown after her 1953 coronation.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Students reacted to every sound — footsteps in hallways, distant sirens, helicopters overhead.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
Quinonez hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps who runs his own automotive shop in Los Angeles.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
Following in the footsteps of her father and predecessor, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II wore the Imperial State Crown after her 1953 coronation.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Students reacted to every sound — footsteps in hallways, distant sirens, helicopters overhead.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
Quinonez hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps who runs his own automotive shop in Los Angeles.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footstep
Noun
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Inside, the layout makes smart use of vertical space, creating an open and welcoming feel — despite its smaller footprint.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Roughly half the size of a penny, the ISOCELL HP5 packs 200 million pixels into an extremely compact footprint.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The shop is housed in a former beauty salon, steps from the bakery.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Similar to fellow Arsenal summer signing Eberechi Eze — another keen chess player — the assumption would be that the skills taken from the board game have helped Zubimendi be a step ahead in enticing and then bypassing opposition players.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Footstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footstep. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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