GOOSE-STEPPED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

goose-stepped

verb

past tense of goose-step

as in stomped

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San Francisco rolled into SoFi Stadium on Thursday night and stomped the Chargers 41-17.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
That was broken up by Owens, who stomped Gunther and then caught him with a big clothesline.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of stomped

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Kolisi trudged off in the 25th minute of his first match in seven weeks after damaging his hamstring.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
The man who trudged across the state for a few minutes to speak to Democrats to tell his story — and make the case against a governor that most of them undoubtedly had voted for in two previous elections — is an introvert.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of trudged

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Freedom then stepped toward the floor and yelled back at Cloud with his arms spread, with security quickly intervening and ushering Freedom out.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The annual parade, now in its 46th year, stepped off Sunday afternoon.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of stepped

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Denver marched 65 yards in six plays on its opening drive for a touchdown.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
National Guardsmen marched in the paralyzing heat, which, along with the shadows cast by a revolving sculpture in the courtyard, suggested the eerie calm before the gunfight in a Western.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

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