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)
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Starting second baseman Willi Castro departed after three innings because of pain in the patella tendon in his right knee.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026 -
United currently aim to make four major signings, including an experienced striker and a left-back, with Tyrell Malacia departing and Luke Shaw needing to be rested more given the addition of midweek games.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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And his favorite high school team, the Spartans, swept a two-game series from Sun Valley Poly with their own great pitching to move three games up in the Valley Mission League race with four to play.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hortiz acknowledged working the phones in order to add picks and/or move back in the draft order.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Evans then exited the home barefoot and shirtless, wearing athletic shorts.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal had exited, Bateman joined the cast, and the creative direction shifted to an original concept.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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At that moment Contreras made perhaps the biggest play of the game, eschewing the easy force play on McGonigle at first and making the considerably more challenging throw to second to get the lead runner.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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In 2024-25, the Lightning went 29-8-4 at home during the regular season and pushed to get home-ice advantage over the Panthers by finishing second in the Atlantic Division.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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As propaganda goes, the patriotic programming was benign.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Murakami connected for a two-run home run to right, which went 425 feet, in the fifth inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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But at the bottom of a nearby hill, there is also a patch of woods that runs along an old railroad, just large enough, apparently, for a coyote to eke out a living.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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His car veered into the wrong lane of traffic as a group of nearly 80 recruits ran along Mills Avenue.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Kire Pavlovski told the 13 jurors – one alternate was dismissed before arguments began over a potential conflict of interest – that the victim and defendant were hanging out with coworkers in the parking lot of Camaco after getting off the midnight shift.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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For Mackenthun, getting off to a good start is key to getting good yields.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Charged with pulling out of Mary the hurt inside, Coel exquisitely performs the task with the precision of an elite surgeon.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Upon first sighting, the eyes of children boarding the ship widen in excitement, and adults pull out their smartphones to snap photos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Step (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20%28along%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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