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as in stage
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking the manual enumerates every step in the procedure for shutting down the assembly line

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as in footstep
the mark or impression made by a foot steps in the sand leading into the water and back out again

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as in path
steps plural the direction along which something or someone moves their steps led them through a long corridor

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step

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Recent Examples of step
Noun
One of the most impactful steps leaders can take is establishing clear boundaries around work expectations. Raul Handa, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 For those in immigration detention or formal removal proceedings, the process requires additional steps. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
With the liquor license approved and the nightclub endorsement needed, mayoral Chief of Staff George Bridges Jr. said after the meeting that steps to reopening remain. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans paused their days to step outside to witness an incredibly rare sight. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for step
Recent Examples of Synonyms for step
Noun
  • On a Thursday night in late February, friends and fans huddle around the small stage, while Badgley sits in the back holding their four year-old son, who is fast asleep.
    Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But momentous events from beyond the stage hovered, too: In February, well after all 5,000 tickets had been sold for our two-night stand, Donald Trump dismissed multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and installed himself as the institution’s chairman.
    Ryan Miller, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lowden would follow in the footsteps of Matthew Macfadyen, Colin Firth, David Rintoul, Peter Cushing and Laurence Olivier, who have all portrayed the iconic literary character Mr. Darcy.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Howells becomes the 5th ever man to win a triple crown on the APP tour, following in the footsteps of Ben Johns (Sept 2020 and Mar 2021), Jay Devilliers (Aug 2021), JW Johnson (three Triple Crowns between March and August 2022), and Zane Navratil (May 2022).
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • While inflation cooled in March, reaching a six-month low, the path has been uneven, and Powell has faced criticism from both the left and the right over whether the Fed acted too slowly—or too aggressively.
    Nik Popli, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
  • They are already scheduled to appear before the board on June 13 as part of a comprehensive risk assessment report ordered by Newsom, who is considering the brothers’ clemency request – a separate potential path out of prison.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The most snow Chicago has ever received in one season was 89.7 inches during 1978-79.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Long Beach Wilson’s Loren Webster won the Invitational girls long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 10 inches and Camren Smith of Quartz Hill won the Invitational boys triple jump at 49-06.00.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Many people have perceived his walking off set and the Instagram story as a deliberate snub.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
  • In Kentucky, a 9-year-old boy was swept away by floodwaters while walking to his school bus stop in Franklin County on Friday, police said.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • On social media, parenting influencers film themselves dancing with bottles of melatonin gummies or cut to shots of their snoozing kids.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Of course, some people enjoy going out to clubs and dancing until dawn, but that just isn't what Cooper, who is part of Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) wants her weekends to be about.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The deals are on now and are good until April 14, so hurry and upgrade your Microsoft Office system today.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article Mayor Adams on Monday urged the judge presiding over his public corruption case to hurry up and decide on outstanding dismissal motions before upcoming deadlines in the mayoral race.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Everytown has for years spent money on down-ballot efforts to elect Democratic candidates for state legislatures, particularly in places where gun control measures had a chance of being enacted and where smaller sums of money could have an influence on races.
    Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The survey also took the measure of another key Trump foreign policy: tariffs on U.S. trading partners.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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