step (along)

verb

Definition of step (along)next
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step (along)
  1. depart
  2. move
  3. exit
  4. get
  5. go
  6. run along
  7. get off
  8. pull out
Verb
  • Lagarde has been seen as the frontrunner for the role since WEF’s longtime chair departed under a cloud.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Brockman took over the revenue organization in early July after CEO of Applications Fidji Simo departed to focus on her health.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of dealing with rental cars or busy trailheads, travelers just want to step out their front door, lace up and move.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Cantu’s wife, who heard her husband, then exits the home and comes to the horrid realization that her husband is dead or dying on the front yard.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again has roiled markets, causing oil prices to rise and pushing up Treasury yields due to worries over inflation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Police had initially tried to pull over Shelton's vehicle, a 2006 Honda Civic, near Rodney Parham Road and Mississippi Street, but the vehicle fled through several streets and got away, Little Rock police said in a news release.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The service got its name from the original Mechanical Turk, an 18th century chess-playing robot that was actually controlled by a human chess master.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • Unconventional living situations going viral With rentals more expensive than ever, social media posts on how to save money in New York often rack up thousands of likes.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Some go years before receiving an accurate diagnosis or proper medical care.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Argentina is producing oil and gas like never before, helping make crude the country’s leading export for the first time, though worries persist that the economy is running along two tracks.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After a shallow-water swim at Foster Beach, children bike and run along lakefront roads.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of run along
Verb
  • The group who refused to get off the plane in Liberia on Thursday include four Cuban men, a Brazilian man and a Cameroonian woman, the person and lawyer said.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Eagles, a CIF Southern Section and CIF State champion last season, got off to a grand start with a 27-0 win over Jones of Orlando, Fla.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of get off
Verb
  • The Bulldogs went to Lake Wales and pulled out a 35-34 win last week and will play seven straight at home.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ruiz is then accused of pulling out a gun and following Hernandez-Lopez after their argument.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pull out
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“Step (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20%28along%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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