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Recent Examples of footstep
Apple will thus follow in the footsteps of her mother Gwyneth Paltrow and her grandmother Blythe Danner.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Grint’s latest film lands just as a group of young actors are following in his footsteps and may well find themselves with a similar level of privilege in a decade or so.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The wild child Hobie Buchannon is now a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch (played in the OG series by David Hasselhoff).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Wilson said his volunteerism, work with youth, and seeing his mother’s rise into politics are what eventually led him to follow in her footsteps into politics.
—Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Grint’s latest film lands just as a group of young actors are following in his footsteps and may well find themselves with a similar level of privilege in a decade or so.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The wild child Hobie Buchannon is now a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch (played in the OG series by David Hasselhoff).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Wilson said his volunteerism, work with youth, and seeing his mother’s rise into politics are what eventually led him to follow in her footsteps into politics.
—Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footstep
Noun
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Officials said the 765-kV line delivers the same capacity as three 345-kV double-circuit lines with a slightly wider footprint.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Open shelving highlights the back wall of the space, maintaining the visual footprint without sacrificing storage.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The first step requires Ilana to change into a robe, undressing on top of pads placed on the floor so each item of clothing can be packaged into separate bags and collected as evidence.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Despite a step-out and a fall on his first two quads, Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama skated the rest of his free program more cleanly and earned his second Olympic silver.—
Alice Fang,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Footstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footstep. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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