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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
Eventually, McConkey stepped out of bounds at the Dolphins’ 17-yard line.
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
In a rare moment of scheduling synergy, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla all stepped out for engagements on the same day.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Kim Petras stepped out in vintage Christian Dior sandals for a good cause.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Styled by Anna Trevelyan, Harlow stepped out in Look 8, a bold matching brown leather set featuring a cropped jacket worn open with no top underneath, paired with mini shorts.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Tensions spiked in Chicago on Saturday when a US Customs and Border Protection agent stepped out of his vehicle and shot five times at a woman in another vehicle, according to a charging complaint.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Both cougars stepped out and dashed off.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Afterwards, Young's label mate and fellow artist Remi Wolf stepped out on stage to address the situation.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
In a rare moment of scheduling synergy, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and Queen Camilla all stepped out for engagements on the same day.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Kim Petras stepped out in vintage Christian Dior sandals for a good cause.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Styled by Anna Trevelyan, Harlow stepped out in Look 8, a bold matching brown leather set featuring a cropped jacket worn open with no top underneath, paired with mini shorts.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Tensions spiked in Chicago on Saturday when a US Customs and Border Protection agent stepped out of his vehicle and shot five times at a woman in another vehicle, according to a charging complaint.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Both cougars stepped out and dashed off.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Afterwards, Young's label mate and fellow artist Remi Wolf stepped out on stage to address the situation.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepped out
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James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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Learn about the latest scam that has cheated companies out of millions.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Musicians everywhere came to pay tributes to the late R&B icon D’Angelo, who died from pancreatic cancer on October 14.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following sharp losses in Asia.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, the reception of the study by the field at large has been mixed, indeed, with one archaeologist wondering what’s special about it.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
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Being fed this way, tasting my mother or Usha’s fingers mingled with the food still feels like the most primal act of care.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Their collaboration captured the spirit of the Biennale, where memory and healing mingled with celebration.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Muse went out of his way to express that Kindel’s performance had absolutely nothing to do with the decision against the Kings, and also said that the matchup wasn’t relevant to the decision.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The governor also went out of his way to distance himself from Kennedy’s recent moves to roll back vaccine access.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to the survey, retailers are faced with balancing customer expectations and the need to grow online channels against the rising operational costs associated with returns as well as pressures from external factors such as tariffs.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Stepped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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