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as in cheated
to be sexually unfaithful
if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation
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as in died
to stop living
my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now
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as in mixed
to take part in social activities
waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again
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Recent Examples of stepped out
Once there, Skylar stepped out of the car and began walking ahead of them.
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
In front of the Louvre Pyramid, Eileen Gu stepped out this week wearing a set of diaphanous wings — a fitting ensemble for an Olympic athlete whose sport sends her airborne.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Actress Helen Hunt stepped out with her daughter Makena Lei Carnahan, 21, at the Stella McCartney show during Paris Fashion Week on March 4.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Giannetos styled the bob to look as though Moore just stepped out of the shower or had a dip in the pool, with lots of wet, piece-y texture.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
Ted and Netflix have never stepped out and purchased anything, it has all been built in-house.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
In front of the Louvre Pyramid, Eileen Gu stepped out this week wearing a set of diaphanous wings — a fitting ensemble for an Olympic athlete whose sport sends her airborne.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Actress Helen Hunt stepped out with her daughter Makena Lei Carnahan, 21, at the Stella McCartney show during Paris Fashion Week on March 4.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Giannetos styled the bob to look as though Moore just stepped out of the shower or had a dip in the pool, with lots of wet, piece-y texture.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
Ted and Netflix have never stepped out and purchased anything, it has all been built in-house.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepped out
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Some people like to vote on election day, said Dianne Clinkscale from Dallas, arguing that the county’s voters got cheated out their right on to vote.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Visitors to the sites at Independence Park were cheated when they were cut off from facts that enable us to imagine ourselves in the lives of those who lived and worked there.—
Carol Quillen,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the ensuing melee, she was hit in the head with a metal water bottle — causing injuries so severe that she was hospitalized, and later died.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Marland Jeffries died in 2023 at the age of 85.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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Reverse-creaming is the secret to tender cakes Reverse creaming is a technique in which dry ingredients are mixed with butter prior to adding any wet ingredients.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Weitzmans wore the pink Messi jerseys, while Gonzalez and his friends mixed the Argentina and blue-and-red jerseys of FC Barcelona, Messi’s European club.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Cara found us in a big armchair at the edge of the party — José and I snug together while 30-some people mingled, drinks in hand.—
Gali Kronenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sartorial outerwear crafted from archival fabrics mingled with pieces that winked to utility and workwear, with a few styles looking to balance these two souls in a single design, such as double wool hooded capes and coats.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Recovered in 2015, the ship was identified and studied through the Slave Wrecks Project, an international network of institutions that confirmed it was associated with the trans-Atlantic slave trade.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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High blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity and smoking have long been lifestyle factors associated with higher dementia risk.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lamar Odom has reportedly checked out of rehab after completing a 30-day program following his DUI arrest earlier this year.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Paramedics checked out three people, but none went to the hospital.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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My server even went out of their way to grab me a muffin from Paris Baguette—at no charge—because the bread at Jots wasn’t an option for my allergies, a small gesture that made a big impression.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Lions were the 17th seed and stayed home and prepped and practiced and then went out and won the Class S state title.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Stepped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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