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Their children, Hailey and Lorenzo, have followed their parents’ footsteps and have become involved in events promoted by the NVV.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Off the track and over the years, Charles followed in his now-teammate Lewis Hamilton’s footsteps by experimenting in the fashion space.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Following in her big siblings’ footsteps, Emma studied at Middle Georgia State University, per her family's Instagram.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Then there was a furtive crunch, crunch, crunch of footsteps.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Off the track and over the years, Charles followed in his now-teammate Lewis Hamilton’s footsteps by experimenting in the fashion space.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Following in her big siblings’ footsteps, Emma studied at Middle Georgia State University, per her family's Instagram.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Then there was a furtive crunch, crunch, crunch of footsteps.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footstep
Noun
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Beyond their vast digital footprint, the brothers are also both authors and entrepreneurs.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The research team also revealed that the system is optimized for 625 parametric building designs covering different energy use intensities (EUI) and geometric configurations, defined by façade area-to-volume, length-to-width, and height-to-footprint ratios.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the Chiefs facing fourth-and-3 inside the 10-yard-line, kicker Harrison Butker took a couple of steps off the sideline before Reid waved him back.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Despite such concerns, Hogsett allowed Cook and Andrews to continue making deals together, taking no steps to establish boundaries that would have eased ethical concerns.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Footstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footstep. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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