goose-steps

present tense third-person singular of goose-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-steps
Verb
  • Lina sniffs, stamps her feet in the snow to make her own set of giant prints to frighten this creature.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mussolini stomps and swirls around, the camera keeping him and his increasingly frenzied supporters in sight.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The guy just f****** stomps right on my face.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Or, plan a stay at the sleek Trunk Hotel in the popular neighborhood of Shibuya, just steps away from a number of popular city attractions.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Elizabeth turns as Joanna steps through a set of double doors onto the terrace.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the decade trudges on, Brian becomes more serious about his work, never losing his soft spot for Margaret but otherwise gaining a sterling reputation as a hard-hitting interview.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • During interviews for an in-depth Fortune story on KDP published in June, Cofer detailed his strategy for expanding margins and achieving high growth in soft drinks, a field that overall just trudges forward.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Gallego accused Johnson of delaying the swearing-in to prevent movement on the Jeffrey Epstein files discharge petition.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Mike Johnson ducks Epstein files questions, refuses to swear in Grijalva!
    The Hill, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Merhige treads a very fine line between crafting his own vampire story while also delivering a devious industry send-up, as well as a striking homage to Nosferatu.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Hayes isn’t the only one who has made it, yet still treads carefully with their money.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Goose-steps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-steps. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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