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as in means
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result
took steps to ensure that there would be no more incidences of food poisoning
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as in stage
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking
the manual enumerates every step in the procedure for shutting down the assembly line
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as in inch
a very small distance or degree
he lives just a step away from his elderly mother, so he's there if she needs him for any reason
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as in to walk
to go on foot
I stepped across the street for a quick lunch at the new diner
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as in to dance
to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music
she was in her element, happily stepping around the dance floor
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as in to hurry
to proceed or move quickly
many people wanted to linger before the president's bier, but guards kept the line of mourners stepping forward
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Recent Examples of step
Jacob Olidort, National Review, 17 May 2025
There was a synergy, too, between the spliff and the shelter of the cathedral steps.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 18 May 2025
With the game tied 1–1 and two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Ramirez stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and worked a gritty eight-pitch walk to push across the go-ahead run.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Rallying Europe around a tougher stance on Iran is a clear, achievable step toward shaping history in the right direction -- and sending a message that chaos has consequences.
—Jacob Olidort, National Review, 17 May 2025
There was a synergy, too, between the spliff and the shelter of the cathedral steps.
—Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Verb
That shirt featured a drawing of a leather boot about to step on a man’s face.
—Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 18 May 2025
With the game tied 1–1 and two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Ramirez stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and worked a gritty eight-pitch walk to push across the go-ahead run.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step
Noun
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The ‘Turkey Brothers’ steal the encore with a boisterous jam As fans begged for an encore to an empty stage, an unlikely guest took center stage.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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But due to noise from the venue next door, which was playing loud music amid a competing bar, Bruni bailed even after the musicians were assembled on stage.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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But the Everton commission has been a unique experience because of how involved the fans have been and the weighty task of following in Leitch’s footsteps.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Fiennes follows in the footsteps of the late Donald Sutherland, who portrayed Coriolanus Snow in the series’ first four films that kicked off with The Hunger Games hitting theaters in 2012.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The path to infection The most common way people swimming inland get sick is by swallowing the water.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Aging is being redefined not as a linear path to decline, but as a modifiable, and in some ways reversible, biological process.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The next year, shoe designer Roger Vivier saw Balenciaga’s bet and raised him a few inches, designing a thigh-thigh silhouette for Yves Saint Laurent’s 1963 collection in alligator leather.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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According to the release, one of the individuals, Gabriel Jesus Santiago, 14, is a male with brown hair and brown eyes who stands 5 foot, 8 inches and weighs about 135 pounds.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
Verb
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According to a preliminary crash report, the woman, who was not identified, was walking on the highway when she was struck by a 2021 Mazda CX-5, driven by a 48-year-old man.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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Rodriguez walked passed the victims and two other people, then turned to face the victims' backs and fired several times at them, the affidavit said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Verb
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There’s singing, dancing, bubbles and of course the Hot Dog Dance so synonymous with the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The music video is no different, with psychedelic graphics, bright colors and dancing Smurfs galore (with Rihanna, 37, playing Smurfette).—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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In the clip, Danielle filmed her dog hurrying to the corner by the door.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Some critics say the 2018 ballot measure, which was approved by more than 78% of city voters, set the salaries for council members and the mayor too high.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The measure of these wars, as with all the wars this nation has fought, will be taken by the children.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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“Step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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