Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for step (on)
Verb
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Adra said that one of his brothers was run over by a settler riding an ATV and had to be hospitalized.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025 -
He is known to run over defenders.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The prosecutor's office said additional officers who responded to the scene saw a man, later identified as 29-year-old Shaquille Green, running down a nearby street.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Police do not believe Carbajal was involved in the initial shots fired call and are still looking to speak with the woman who was running down the stairs, Clark added.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Step (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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