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 fact that surge has come in lockstep with Schwarber going off is not a coincidence.
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CBS News, 16 May 2026
The fact that surge has come in lockstep with Schwarber going off is not a coincidence.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Emry Schwalm fixated on the hair in front of her and fell into lockstep with it.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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CBS News, 16 May 2026
The fact that surge has come in lockstep with Schwarber going off is not a coincidence.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Emry Schwalm fixated on the hair in front of her and fell into lockstep with it.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for lockstep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lockstep
Noun
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Ready to build routines that feel manageable and supportive?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Just set this quintessential Heavy-Duty Tube-Wringer on your bathroom counter and watch as your beauty routine becomes more thoughtful, letting nothing go to waste.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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The nerves, the grind, the late nights and early mornings — none of that changes because the bracket does.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockstep. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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