Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-stepping
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That feeling solidified during their solo date, which included stomping grapes, exploring a winery and making a promise to open a special bottle of wine together one year later.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026 -
In the grainy video, an individual is seen appearing to throw a woman to the ground in the North Philadelphia alley and then hitting her repeatedly in the head with a brick, kicking her, and stomping her face, WPVI reported.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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But recently, for Giants fans and rising star Bryce Eldridge, the sight of Lee trudging back to the dugout unsuccessful has been a bit of an uncommon sight.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Like the experience of trudging through a snowstorm with pink eye, and, days later, standing atop a mountain and using those same eyes to absorb the light of so many stars.—
Alexandra Oliva
June 1,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The Southern Section Division 1 champions faced top teams all season and prevailed, with junior Mateo Fuerbringer stamping himself as the top player for his class in the nation.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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After weeks of stamping an identity of defensive toughness, the Sky are hemorrhaging losses as a result of defensive collapses.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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There will be bands, floats, marching groups and Santa.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Dec. 2025
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Another sack leads to a stop Pitt was marching down the field again, but the duo of Rueben Bain and Ahmad Moten combined for a sack to set the Panthers back.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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The Senate should be plodding, and steady, and boring, and trustworthy.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The story was plodding, the characters frustrating, and the transitions through time poorly executed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, the man had been treading water for about 11 hours.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
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Adler had fallen off the wakeboard and was treading water when she was struck.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Before Kaia Gerber and Olivia Rodrigo became inseparable from their Repetto ballet pumps, Gainsbourg was striding around in the brand’s lace-up Zizi style–now the shoe of choice for art school girls (and a certain Marc Jacobs).—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
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Here was a rare claim to unabashed public sapphic desire; it was given the scale and seriousness routinely afforded to heterosexual display, like the gleeful bravado of a man striding into Hooters.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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In lieu of medication, Pantoliano followed doctor's orders by stepping outside for a casual walk every day.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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People standing in front of the car doors must move aside to let passengers off first—even if that means briefly stepping off the train and onto the platform.—
Claudia Fisher,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
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“Goose-stepping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-stepping. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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