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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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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
Berry stepped out for the world premiere of Crime 101.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
In his Tuesday short program, Guarino stepped out of his first jump and finished in 25th place.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
But on his final jump, the triple axel, the reigning silver medalist had to step out and that cost him some valuable points in the grade of execution.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
Nagy, a former Chicago Bears, is stepping out of Chiefs future Hall of Fame coach Andy Reid’s shadow to run Jaxson Dart’s Giants offense under new coach John Harbaugh.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
In his Tuesday short program, Guarino stepped out of his first jump and finished in 25th place.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 11 Feb. 2026
But on his final jump, the triple axel, the reigning silver medalist had to step out and that cost him some valuable points in the grade of execution.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
Nagy, a former Chicago Bears, is stepping out of Chiefs future Hall of Fame coach Andy Reid’s shadow to run Jaxson Dart’s Giants offense under new coach John Harbaugh.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step out
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Educational institutions signed contracts with AI detection companies such as GPTZero, ZeroGPT and Turnitin to deter students from cheating and adopted AI policies.—
Liz Shulman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, our friends to the North seem to be in need of a timeout after cheating allegations.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Both died from complications of Alzheimer's disease.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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In the ongoing Yemeni civil war, close to 400,000 have died since 2014—and the number will go higher still.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Antarctic Ocean is heavily layered, or stratified, to a depth of around 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) because of conflicting properties including colder, denser water from below not readily mixing with fresh water running off melting ice from above.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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By adjusting slurry mixing and drying protocols alone, the team reduced internal ionic resistance in their test electrodes by up to 40 percent.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Simpson saw that all-too-rare phenomenon in Hollywood — somebody had no desire to screw around.—
Jay Glennie,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Ernesto and George were checking out the trailer, screwing around and being boys, the night Reynolds secretly came to the site to finish the plan.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Trays of burgers, fries and lobster rolls circled the room as guests such as Martha Stewart, Suki Waterhouse, Kelsea Ballerini, Leslie Bibb, Supriya Ganesh and Ava Phillippe mingled throughout the restaurant.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Living with a lockdown Athletes are usually free to meet and mingle with rivals from around the world in the Olympic Village and play games before enthusiastic flag-waving crowds.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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The wait time can fall anywhere between six minutes and six hours.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, as a powerhouse couple, that fall more in step with the likes of Hailey and Justin Bieber’s individual style statements than, say, Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet’s joint method dressing.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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Studying auroras is important, because they are associated with geomagnetic storms, which can cause all kinds of technical issues for satellites in space, as well as endanger astronauts.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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On average, increasing land-use mix by 20% was associated with a 7% relative increase in short-distance trips.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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My father-in-law, who had Alzheimer’s, passed away a few years ago.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jackson passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Step out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20out. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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