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Recent Examples of goose-step
On some milestone birthdays, North Korea’s military holds huge parades with goose-stepping soldiers and powerful weapons capable of targeting the U.S. and South Korea.
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Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
North Korea’s massive ground force, whose goose-stepping soldiers are often paraded with fanfare, substantially outsizes that of the South, but the country’s Soviet-era military equipment pales in comparison to the technologically superior weapons systems of its opponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
North Korea’s massive ground force, whose goose-stepping soldiers are often paraded with fanfare, substantially outsizes that of the South, but the country’s Soviet-era military equipment pales in comparison to the technologically superior weapons systems of its opponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-step
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Mafalda’s father is quiet and unassuming, trudging to his job as a clerk at an insurance company and returning home to wage war on the ants that threaten his houseplants.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Eighteen Democrats joined with most Republicans to pass the legislation, which has trudged forward through a series of procedural hurdles on the Senate floor over the past four weeks.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
17 June 2025
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The dinos will stomp back into theaters just in time to set off major fireworks at the Fourth of July holiday, or at least that’s the hope.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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To close out the show, Megan stomped down the catwalk in the Dipped in Gold One-Piece from her swimwear collection, made in collaboration with Walmart.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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This race not only stamps a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup, but could also reshape the older filly & mare division—and your betting bankroll.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Deliver a title and his imprint on this city and state will forever be stamped.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Parade participants march in the LA Pride Parade on Hollywood Blvd.—
Neha Chandrachud,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Skokie’s downtown parade steps off at noon at Oakton College on Lincoln Avenue on July 4, marches northwest to Niles Center Road, north to Oakton and east to Oakton Park.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Progressives demanded unified opposition before President Donald Trump announced U.S. strikes against Tehran’s nuclear program but party leaders were treading more cautiously.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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Gill is batting where Tendulkar and Virat used to tread at no. 4.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer campripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed at least 82 people in central Texas.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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The super-cushy insoles will make running over rocks and rough terrain as easy as stepping on air, while the rubber outsoles offer the necessary grip to feel safe and secure without slipping.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
Verb
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The civil case has plodded along within the confines imposed by White’s order staying proceedings.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2025
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On the left, to the east, four thousand mercenaries plodded through the underbrush.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Antonio made an emotional return to the London Stadium in March before the 1-0 loss to Newcastle United, and some supporters paraded banners as a mark of respect.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Netanyahu has talked about the threat of Iran for much of his political career, parading out visual aids on occasion – like a cartoon of a bomb at the UN General Assembly in 2012 – to help his audience.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Goose-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-step. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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