as in obeyed
to act according to the commands of
the new president has everyone goose-stepping to her every whim lest they provoke her wrath
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Several obeyed the orders, but many did not comply, the release said.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026 -
Paradoxes and Doubt The late 1800s were a time of paradoxes and doubt, the result of mathematicians beginning to search for cohesive ideas about what rules the mathematical universe obeyed.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Sequels followed, as would revivals decades later.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
7 Dec. 2025
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That was followed by Nuremberg, Germany; Zagreb, Croatia; and Strasbourg, France, rounding out the top five.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Goose-stepped (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepped%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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