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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step (on)
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White Sox starter Aaron Civale (2-4), who had allowed one run over 11 innings in his previous two starts, retired the first nine batters in order, four by strikeout.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025 -
The search was started in the Black Forest area, where ICE said the immigrants Thursday morning tried to run over officers from the agency’s Denver office with a vehicle during an ICE operation at a construction site.—
Dave Mason,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There's a channel that runs down the bottom of the down tube that the cables sit in, held in place by a plastic cover that's screwed onto the frame.—
JOHN TIMMER,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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So instead of one long conveyor, there will be three sub-assemblies that run down their own lines simultaneously and then join together.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Step (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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