as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street

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Recent Examples of lockstep Banreservas and the Dominican economic upswing Banreservas has expanded almost in lockstep with its home economy. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 Younger Republican voters and GOP contrarians are piping up to challenge the broad consensus in the Republican Party that has been in lockstep with policy on Israel. Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025 Look for the victory total to move in lockstep with the speed the Bobcats assimilate their newcomers. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025 While Delaney’s speech appears to represent a majority opinion by bar advocates, there is evidence that the contract workers are not all in lockstep. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lockstep
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Noun
  • His illness has limited him to light catch play over the past few days, and the shift in plans meant some slight alterations to his routine, which Ireton ran through with club security.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Afterall, your beauty routine should grow with you—just like confidence, wisdom, and self-love.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Chelsea have mastered the art of the consistent grind.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Raleigh, like most catchers, is getting worn down by the grind of a long season.
    John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockstep. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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