goose-stepping

present participle of goose-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-stepping
Verb
  • Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • No velvet rope, no fourth wall—just boot-stomping, beer-sign neon and crowd-absorption tech.
    Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the engaging trailer that continues the sinister tale of Vault-Tec, The Ghoul arrives in New Vegas alongside Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell) and Dogmeat, trudging into the outskirts of New Vegas.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Without a doubt there are people who would pay serious money to see Jeffrey Katzenberg hanging out and trudging through the sand and dirt at Burning Man.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The first step of doing that would be creating a unique conversation ID at the first touch and stamping it on every chat, call, portal click and email.
    Tayfun Bilsel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • While 10 teams across South America, Asia, Oceania have already joined hosts Canada, Mexico and the United States in stamping their ticket to next June’s tournament, everything is still to play for in European qualifying.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Eagles quickly capitalized, marching 59 yards before Jalen Hurts scored on a quarterback sneak to extend the lead to 20-10.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Always one of my favorite weeks, the biscuits came marching in looking predictably tasty.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Creating stores of reliable data and the systems needed to power them—the core of most companies’ ongoing digital transformation efforts—is plodding work.
    Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On top of this, the game’s plodding pace, laborious puzzles, and sluggish character movement left us at the edge of our wits, rather than our seats.
    Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moroney has been following in Wilson’s footsteps as representative of a thrilling new wave of country women — and freshman artist Langley has been treading in Moroney’s steps just about as quickly.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Photo courtesy of Toyota The RAV4 is more chiseled and edgy, treading the line between utility and mainstream styling.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Daedone, using the hashtags #ErosOnTrial, #EroticJustice, #liberation, and #womenspower, frequently posted on Instagram, showing pictures and slow-motion videos of herself and Cherwitz, often flanked by female OneTaste supporters, striding into the courthouse.
    Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • He was also filmed confidently striding up to a group of several other dogs, engaging all of them in a game of chase in the water.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Many spots offer reserved seating, VIP tables, and group packages, creating the perfect setting to experience the excitement without stepping inside the stadium.
    Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Newspaper reporters and photographers had already assembled en masse, stepping around the body while taking notes and photos, preparing to breathlessly report in print and on the radio every detail of the scene as well as Hansen and Brown’s first observations.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Goose-stepping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepping. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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