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Recent Examples of footstep
Cannes Palme d’Or winning Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has been named as the 2025 patron of the Marrakech International Film Festival’s Atlas Workshops, following in the footsteps of Jeff Nichols last year.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Ready to follow in Stewart’s footsteps?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Bailey follows directly in the footsteps of John Krasinski.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The eldest of Dick Cheney's two children, Liz Cheney followed in her father's footsteps in entering politics.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Ready to follow in Stewart’s footsteps?
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Bailey follows directly in the footsteps of John Krasinski.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
The eldest of Dick Cheney's two children, Liz Cheney followed in her father's footsteps in entering politics.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footstep
Noun
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Member utilities and other transmission owners within the Southwest Power Pool footprint own and pay for electric grid infrastructure.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The world’s biggest polluters matter because of their sheer size and climate footprint.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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And last week the Supreme Court took the rare step of asking for additional briefing in that high-profile case.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Footstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footstep. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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