1
as in to cheat
to be sexually unfaithful
if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation
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2
as in to die
to stop living
my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now
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Recent Examples of step out
Its coach, Pedro Leitão Brito, steps out first, before the morning’s training begins.
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Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
The King, 77, and Camilla, 78, stepped out on Saturday, June 13, for the annual parade that serves as the annual public celebration of the British monarch's birthday.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Well, considering the two stepped out together for the world premiere of The Death of Robin Hood on Wednesday, June 10, the answer is probably yes.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 June 2026
On June 6, 1966, on a stretch of Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi, a portly, middle-aged white man named Aubrey Norvell stepped out of a gully, lifted his shotgun and fired three shots at James Meredith, a Black civil rights activist and Air Force veteran.
—Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
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Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
The King, 77, and Camilla, 78, stepped out on Saturday, June 13, for the annual parade that serves as the annual public celebration of the British monarch's birthday.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Well, considering the two stepped out together for the world premiere of The Death of Robin Hood on Wednesday, June 10, the answer is probably yes.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 June 2026
On June 6, 1966, on a stretch of Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi, a portly, middle-aged white man named Aubrey Norvell stepped out of a gully, lifted his shotgun and fired three shots at James Meredith, a Black civil rights activist and Air Force veteran.
—Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step out
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Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The reunion comes 15 years after the couple divorced amid rumors of a cheating scandal.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Kentucky State Police confirmed that Suresh's dog was also struck by a vehicle after escaping onto the interstate and died.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war, according to some Western intelligence reports, and hundreds of thousands more have left the country to avoid being drafted.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Drug dealers mix fentanyl, because of its potency and low cost, with other drugs including heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, which increases the likelihood of a fatal dose, according to the DEA.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The Vikings mixed him in with some of the second-team defenders during minicamp.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The way the Padres screw around this time of year is maddening.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Mercedes is truly not screwing around with the new EQS.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
13 Apr. 2026
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Two families in Annapolis are displaced after trees fell onto homes following Friday's thunderstorm, according to city officials.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Xcel Energy’s bills in Colorado continue to fall below the national average for electric rates, Isenberg added.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
13 June 2026
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The plan was for Wetzel to play a handful of tunes off the LP, which dropped on Friday, before settling into a series of handshakes and selfies with a crowd that mingled at cocktail tables and velvet couches.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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Mary-Kate, on the other hand, let her side bangs do their thing, while the rest of her auburn hair mingled around her.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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Lucy passed away just a month before her second birthday from a brain hemorrhage — cancer-free.—
Siafa Lewis,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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My closest cousin recently passed away due to her age.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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The tattoo of a Totenkopf, the death’s head emblem associated with Nazi concentration camp guards?—
Megan McArdle,
Washington Post,
14 June 2026
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But the attack ads and political endorsements generally associated with running for other offices have started showing up in judicial races, alarming some judges and raising questions about whether candidates who engage in such activity have the right temperament for the job.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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“Step out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20out. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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