goose-stepped

Definition of goose-steppednext
past tense of goose-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-stepped
Verb
  • Jenkins brutally stomped and punched Coto, who was severely injured and put on life support.
    Tony Aiello, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The disarmingly handsome comic adopted the delivery of a smarmy newsman and deadpanned a joke about the hatching of a baby sandpiper, a triumph for the zoo where it was born, until the bird was stomped to death by a baby hippo born a day earlier.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This was the type of performance to test any dry January resolutions among supporters, who trudged away from Hill Dickinson Stadium in the sleet on Sunday having watched their team dominated and picked apart.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • That means that the bank can finally sell the land, which has been in limbo while the court case trudged on, to be redeveloped.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Aquazzura’s signature logo detail — a golden pineapple motif — was stamped onto the shoe’s sole.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Senior guard Kiki Rice even stamped her impact on the game with 12 second-half points after scoring just two points in the first half.
    Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Diaz has stepped away from entertainment projects and public events in Hollywood in recent years.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Lisa stepped onto the red carpet and seemingly out of a fairytale, wearing a sheer, black gown that reads witchy forest nymph in the most fabulous way.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some who marched carried signs of Good as well as others who have been killed by ICE agents or died while in ICE custody.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Several people with megaphones spoke from the bed of a pickup truck as the group marched down East Lake Avenue.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Goose-stepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepped. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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