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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Since then Parker has departed slightly from her original squiggle-core ceramics to design a jewelry collection, a rug collection, a Lulu and Georgia furniture collection, and—as of today—a 12-piece lighting collection with the same retailer.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
Flight turns dangerous FZ1073 departed Dubai International Airport bound for Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of departed

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Cindy Holland, who led Paramount’s streaming division, exited yesterday, paving the way for HBO chief Casey Bloys to take the reins.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
Grande also withdrew from the upcoming London West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George, which was scrapped after Jonathan Bailey also exited the production.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of exited

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Use artificial intelligence to identify people who have moved or changed names.

— Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The season has moved beyond introductions, and Saturday offers another chance to learn which teams are built to stay in the postseason conversation.

— Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of moved

Verb

On May 30, 2025, Robinson walked out of her building for the last time.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The Most Nostalgia-Inducing In 2023, fans were shocked to see all five members of *NSYNC, which had disbanded nearly 20 years earlier, walked out together to present best pop video.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of walked out

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The 37-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, later pulled over on the side of the interstate, got out of his car and pulled out a gun, police said.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
One advantage of using orbital data instead of moon rocks is that the samples were pulled out of their geological context more than 50 years ago, according to Mittelholz.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pulled out

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Cristobal also didn’t think watching live that wide receiver Malachi Toney pushed off on his defender in the third quarter for an offensive pass interference call that wiped out a touchdown.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Brunson was pushed off to the side in other sketches, which wouldn’t have been that big of a deal if the sketches themselves had been stronger.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026

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