Thesaurus results for LOCKSTEP

lockstep

noun

ˈläk-ˌstep

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 The dollar and oil are trading in lockstep in the wake of the US-Iran ceasefire this week, tightening the relationship between them to near-record levels. —

Anya Andrianova, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026 Their job was to notice everyone marching in lockstep and break the spell. —

Robert Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 That requires a people strategy powered by technology—with tech and talent leaders at the table, building in lockstep from day one. —

Teuila Hanson, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 For once, moviegoers are in lockstep with the critics, with the film’s audience score at 96 percent. —

James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lockstep

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Eventually, people could not resist returning to their lives, to routines more comfortable than standing in the streets with the sun glaring in your eyes, squinting up to check the position of snipers on a roof, or working with cramping fingers sewing your tenth mask of the night.

— Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Anti-war activists and those who oppose Pahlavi describe a climate of fear that has led some to notify police and change their routines.

— Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026