goose-stepped

verb

past tense of goose-step
as in stomped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-stepped
  1. stomped
  2. trudged
  3. stamped
  4. stepped
  5. marched
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  • Ten members of a Pennsylvania high school football team, including several coaches, face charges after a player was allegedly stomped with cleats, and jabbed in the buttocks with a broomstick.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Cece got out of bed, put on a pair of fuzzy pink slippers, and stomped to her mother’s office.
    — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of stomped
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  • The Phillies and Mets, meanwhile, trudged through tough conditions in New York’s 4-1 road win last night.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Frost trudged through the sand and allowed De Lander, an Australian native, to get in touch with the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of trudged
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  • Ironically, the information sheets are stamped with the CDC's logo - as required by law - even though Amherst Pediatrics has explicitly directed patients away from the CDC.
    — Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • These gifts work because the personalization is functional and discreet, not a logo stamped onto an ordinary object.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of stamped
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  • That meant an August 2023 wedding celebration held at their home was the first time anyone stepped foot on the fescue.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • After the Twins intentionally walked Julio Rodríguez, Raleigh hit a sharp grounder to first baseman Royce Lewis, who stepped on first for the out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of stepped
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  • Humanoids marched, backflipped, and twirled nunchucks; robotic pandas gambolled.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of marched
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“Goose-stepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepped. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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