stepped (along)

Definition of stepped (along)next
past tense of step (along)
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Verb
  • More than 100 people aboard a cruise ship that departed from Fort Lauderdale last month have fallen ill from norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
  • After walking into the training shed midway through practice, Hutchins departed the practice field.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • That's when Hill exited the courtroom and announced his intention to head to Orlando for some R&R at Disney.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • The suspect exited the 105 Freeway in Inglewood and cut through oncoming traffic after blowing through a red light.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • While the chipmaker — and the world's most valuable company — continues to prosper and is expected to show revenue growth of 70% this fiscal year, Wall Street has moved elsewhere, piling into businesses that were hardly visible in the initial years of the artificial intelligence buildout.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 8 May 2026
  • Researchers tested the system in a maze-navigation experiment where the robot moved autonomously without cameras.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Canvas, the learning management system used by UC, Cal State, USC, Stanford and California community colleges, went offline Thursday during finals preparations after a massive cybersecurity breach at Instructure.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • In the Hockomock league, Cheyenne Murray went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three driven in as King Philip took down Canton 15-3.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Tom Brady, who was the victim of Netflix’s last celebrity roast in 2024, made a surprise appearance at Kevin Hart’s roast Sunday to launch a few jokes at the comedian before the night got underway.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 11 May 2026
  • Mateusz Bogusz got a second chance to score in the 51st minute, using his left foot to find the net for the second time for a 3-1 lead.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Last year, Aubrey Pierce walked into a 7-Eleven in north Tampa, plopped down $50, and walked out with a $25,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier scratch-off ticket.
    Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • The artist Oscar Murillo came in as Getty presidential scholar Sandra Jackson-Dumont walked out.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Martin Short pulled out from a handful of professional commitments in light of his daughter’s death.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • When the moment finally came, Chelsea pulled out her phone to capture everyone's reactions on camera.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • In the right circumstances, if the status of the mom is known and documented, if the mother is going to come back for a second appointment after birth pretty quickly or a first appointment after birth pretty quickly, could this be pushed off a month or two?
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The Raptors pushed off with aplomb Tuesday.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Stepped (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20%28along%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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