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as in walked
to go on foot
I stepped across the street for a quick lunch at the new diner
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as in danced
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 sped
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 stepped
Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Coach Nick Nurse briefly stepped away from the team this week to attend his brother's funeral but is expected to be back for Wednesday's game.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But when Story stepped to the plate — after Willson Contreras launched a 449-foot home run, admired his work and then tossed his bat toward the on-deck circle, and after Wilyer Abreu followed with a 396-foot blast of his own — Valdez threw, of all things, a four-seam fastball.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Single chains which had been slung across the entrances at night, and were easily stepped over, were replaced with the movable barriers.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Story wasn’t happy after being plunked in the numbers, and plate umpire Adam Beck stepped between him and the mound.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Instead, out stepped the face of the mainstreamed hard right, grinning in light blue pants and a sports jacket.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The daughter of Nicole Kidman and country musician Keith Urban stepped onto the Met steps in a milestone moment for both the fashion world and her family.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
From season 22's Emmy Russell — the granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn — to season 6 winner Jordin Sparks — whose father played in the NFL — several singers have stepped onto the American Idol stage with famous family ties.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Verb
After striking out and then grounding out in his first two at-bats against the Dodgers' star, the second baseman stepped to the dish in the bottom of the fifth inning with base runners on the corners.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Coach Nick Nurse briefly stepped away from the team this week to attend his brother's funeral but is expected to be back for Wednesday's game.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 6 May 2026
But when Story stepped to the plate — after Willson Contreras launched a 449-foot home run, admired his work and then tossed his bat toward the on-deck circle, and after Wilyer Abreu followed with a 396-foot blast of his own — Valdez threw, of all things, a four-seam fastball.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Single chains which had been slung across the entrances at night, and were easily stepped over, were replaced with the movable barriers.
—Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Story wasn’t happy after being plunked in the numbers, and plate umpire Adam Beck stepped between him and the mound.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Instead, out stepped the face of the mainstreamed hard right, grinning in light blue pants and a sports jacket.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The daughter of Nicole Kidman and country musician Keith Urban stepped onto the Met steps in a milestone moment for both the fashion world and her family.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
From season 22's Emmy Russell — the granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn — to season 6 winner Jordin Sparks — whose father played in the NFL — several singers have stepped onto the American Idol stage with famous family ties.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepped
Adjective
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The style features bold, elongated lines that run from the pointy upper to the tapered heel.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Just look at the tapered legs on the base and minimalist cabinet doors with antique brass hardware.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The left-hander allowed two hits, struck out two and walked three in six scoreless innings while improving to 2-1.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The in-game festivities encouraged the crowd to cheer for Minnesota as fans danced to the continuous background music.—
PJ Green
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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In years past, heavyweights like Copenhagen’s AOC, Koks from the Faroe Islands, Reykjavík’s Dill, and Portugal’s Vistas Rui Silvestre have all danced through its doors.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kimmel’s pretend roast The license probe reportedly was sped up after the Kimmel joke.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city has released unedited footage showing the high-speed, life-or-death negotiation that played out when a robbery suspect sped off with an Antioch officer inside his getaway car, then attempted to negotiate out of trouble until being shot in the leg.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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CrossBoundary is developing a $250 million solar-and-storage project for Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula, with phased delivery expected toward full capacity by the third quarter this year.—
Ruben Nyanguila,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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The phased demolition of the Lincolnwood Town Center is expected to begin in May, with demolition of the building most recently known as Harlem Furniture, located on the southeast side closest to McCormick Boulevard.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Americans have a long history of being hurried into war on false pretexts.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Later, the Moon squares Mars in Aries, which can make reactions feel rushed.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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As Vietnamese refugees arrived in large numbers in the United States, publishers rushed to release a slew of books to help children understand and accept their new neighbors.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
Verb
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When the news came that a horse had scratched, a great stir rose, and several of the groomsmen who were sitting in the stalls with their horse wards scurried to start their brisk brushing to get the pine shavings off and used their jute sacks to spit-shine the coats slick.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Flyers fans stomped on the animal and nearly destroyed it before security scurried the souvenir away from the rambunctious crowd.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Stepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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