goose-stepping

verb

present participle of goose-step
as in stomping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-stepping
  1. stomping
  2. trudging
  3. stamping
  4. marching
  5. plodding
  6. treading
  7. striding
  8. stepping
Verb
  • In the course of its hundred and forty-nine performances, the Eras Tour literally inscribed itself into geological time, the vibrations from the stomping fans registering on the Richter scale.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On that day, Simpson and other players are accused of kicking and stomping the victim and again poking him with a broomstick.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of stomping
Verb
  • The women had come so far together over the last three decades and were now eagerly trudging forward, side-by-side, to whatever came next.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • And props to Cadillac for trudging through its first F1 season.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of trudging
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  • In celebrating the players who are not afraid to take risks, and taking time to nurture the rough diamonds at the club, the tour is the first step in De Zerbi stamping his footprint on a club that had lost its way in recent years.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The small stamping child has become one of Oslo’s most recognizable figures, but concentrating on him alone means overlooking sculptures that convey far more complicated emotions and relationships.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of stamping
Verb
  • Criston Cole was marching toward his annihilation, and now that march is over.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Tensions escalated Monday when police moved to disperse thousands of protesters marching toward Parliament.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026
Definition of marching
Verb
  • The answer is complex, highlighting the dramatic differences between the public perception of a case and the careful, plodding way that evidence must be presented in a courtroom, experts said.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Unscary, plodding, dreary with a cast of characters that isn’t dwindling in terms of body count, but certainly in terms of my enjoyment and respect.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of plodding
Verb
  • That’s someone treading open water who has figured out that the only way not to drown is to never stop kicking.
    — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • But like its tenacious relic-hunting heroine, the enduring property is always treading new ground.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of treading
Verb
  • The pair of bronzes, designed by James Earle Fraser, each features a nude male figure (one holding a book, the other a bundle of grain) striding next to a Pegasus.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Reed broke from coverage after some light contact and snagged the ball before striding to pay dirt.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Definition of striding
Verb
  • Less than three years after helping Washington play for a national championship, Polk is stepping away from the NFL.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • After wrapping up her Eternal Sunshine Tour in London on September 1, Ariana Grande will be stepping away from the public eye.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of stepping
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“Goose-stepping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepping. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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