STEPPED (ALONG) Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

stepped (along)

verb

past tense of step (along)

as in departed

to leave a place often for another now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along

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Interscope’s pop/rock and urban divisions were impacted by last week’s restructuring as Sam Riback, Interscope’s co-president and head of pop/rock A&R, as well as Nicole Wyskoarko, the label’s head of urban A&R, both departed.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Strategy briefly departed from that stance earlier this year, however, selling Bitcoin on four separate occasions during a bear market that pushed the cryptocurrency’s price as low as $58,000 in June.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of departed

Verb

Incoom exited the Eagles in the first half and didn’t return, and as a result the Panthers needed to do a whole bunch of roster magic to fill his role on special teams.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Once the vehicle was parked, Pickens allegedly exited the car, walked to the driver’s side and opened the door.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of exited

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Deloitte found only 25% of organizations have moved 40% or more of their AI pilots into production.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of moved

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Two other board members subsequently walked out, leaving the board without a quorum and forcing the meeting to adjourn.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
In mid-September, high school students in the Paris suburbs walked out over missing teachers, overcrowded rooms, and buildings that can’t handle the heat.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of walked out

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It was pushed off the 2026 release calendar by the streamer, as Portman could not participate in promotion due to her recent pregnancy, as IndieWire heard from a source.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
Right after a bow has been put on the situation, and the sea creature has been pushed off, the community discovers more massive chunks of ice that are nesting more violent monsters.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushed off

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