goose-stepped

past tense of goose-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-stepped
Verb
  • Many in Hollywood were dubious as to whether Universal and Amblin could reboot the Jurassic franchise for a third time, and birth a new trilogy more than three decades after Steven Spielberg’s dinos first stomped onto the big screen in 1993’s Jurassic Park.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • People expecting a state championship rematch between Benet and Marist in the Crimson Classic finals had those plans stomped upon Saturday when Lockport ended up surprising the Redwings 29-27, 18-25, 15-10 in the semifinals.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In front of me Elis Holmes trudged along, picking out the best going, searching for moose paths that led around the worst of the down stuff, breaking trail through the thimbleberries.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ echoed over the speakers as the players trudged down the tunnel at half-time, pre-empting Villa’s full-time emotions.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For Swifties, that number felt serendipitous with the singer's favorite number, 13, stamped into the record.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
  • For Swifties, that number felt serendipitous with the singer's favorite number, 13, stamped into the record.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Katharine stepped away from public life in 1996 in order to teach music.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped off his armored green train in Beijing on Tuesday, greeted by Chinese officials shaking his hand and leading him down a red carpet, many observers noticed a young girl walking behind him, smiling politely, dressed in black with her hair tied in a bow.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • North Crowley took the opening kick of the second half, and Harris marched the Panthers 67 yards for a score.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • After the speeches on the Capitol steps, the crowd marched to 8th Street and then back toward the Capitol.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Goose-stepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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