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
With looming climate disclosure rules on the horizon, the heat is on for the industry’s different departments to operate in greater lockstep—driven by the mounting risks around compliance and the uncertainty of pending regulations as well as investor scrutiny and supply chain exposure.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
In response, the former vice president suggested her early position on the Israel-Hamas war was not in lockstep with the Joe Biden administration.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The writer’s illness — tuberculosis of the larynx — is seen as a particularly cruel horror, albeit one in lockstep with his morbid imagination, which continued to work overtime.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Short-term Treasuries respond immediately; money market funds and 3-month bills move almost in lockstep.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
In response, the former vice president suggested her early position on the Israel-Hamas war was not in lockstep with the Joe Biden administration.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The writer’s illness — tuberculosis of the larynx — is seen as a particularly cruel horror, albeit one in lockstep with his morbid imagination, which continued to work overtime.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Short-term Treasuries respond immediately; money market funds and 3-month bills move almost in lockstep.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lockstep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lockstep
Noun
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Blasting the track over and over out of the car, Mighty Bay takes charge, coming up with mini dance routines on the fly and critiquing the little details that are off on each shot.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
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LimX Dynamics’ full-size humanoid robot Oli has once again stunned its fans after performing what the Chinese company calls a full-body stretch routine in a new social media video.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Years before gaining notoriety as a movie star through his role in one of the most successful film franchises in history, Ludacris was simply another artist on the grind trying to figure it out.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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In what was a defensive grind at times, the star of the show on offense was Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba who continued his excellent third season in the NFL.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockstep. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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