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Recent Examples of goose-step
As its goose-stepping military honor guards marched past and troops in combat uniforms and gear raced to their vehicles, jets and helicopters screeched past overhead.
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Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025
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
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.
—Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 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
Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025
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
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.
—Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-step
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Rescuers trudged through the heavy snow, combatting gale force winds under white-out conditions and mindful that another avalanche could potentially barrel down from above, Sheriff Moon said.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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After the performance, everyone returned to trudge through the latter half of the sleepy game.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
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The goal will change depending on the game — whether that’s collecting tokens, moving pieces on a board, stomping Goombas, or putting a ball in a hoop hanging 10 feet above the ground.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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On her final attempt, Gu stomped a left double-cork 1260 with a toxic grab, vaulting from sixth place into silver-medal position.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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In addition, guests can enjoy ethically sourced tea from Masha (each bag is compostable and stamped with vegetable ink).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Every medal is double-sided and made using the craft of stamping.—
Micaela English,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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About 14,000 troops marched through Kim Il Sung Square in the capital of Pyongyang, state media said.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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The streets of downtown Mansfield will be filled with colorful floats, marching groups, entertainers and pickles.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The county had planned to start early voting on the Thursday before — the same day as several other Illinois counties — but decided to tread carefully due to two ongoing court cases.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This modern-day take on Marco Bellocchio‘s radical 1965 satire Fists in the Pocket, adapted by frequent Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthimis Filippou (Kinds of Kindness, The Lobster), takes its shears to the superrich, going places where Triangle of Sadness or Saltburn fear to tread.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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That kind of evolution is what stepping away and coming back with fresh eyes can actually look like.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Listed with Chad Carroll and Michelle Suegart of The Chad Carroll Group, Villa De Casuarina captures the kind of Miami luxury that isn’t trying too hard—expansive, private, and built around the simple idea that the best amenity might still be stepping from your backyard onto a boat.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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Prior to this life explosion, Bill was a casual runner, plodding along in a few marathons and Ironmans.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Feb. 2026
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Dust icily exposes how character can evaporate in the crucible of greed, but the plodding pace makes this ethical exercise feel attenuated and flat by the time the climax rolls around.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Set against the architectural rigor and historical weight of one of Northern Italy’s most imposing villas, models Arthur Hargous and Svetlana Lethelier appear solo or as a couple sporting key looks of the spring 2026 collection paraded in Paris in October.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Earlier on Tuesday, Kosovo's security forces paraded in Pristina as part of the independence ceremonies, and Parliament held a special session.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Goose-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-step. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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