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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepped (along)
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The order from Phelan, who later abruptly departed his post in April, said the board should consider an officer's performance, competence and character, among other traits, as part of those qualifications.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026 -
Folsom is hiring a new city attorney to replace Steve Wang, who departed the role earlier this year.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Police confirmed that Weston exited a train at Yamashina station in Kyoto on May 29.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Brown exited after a season-high 87 pitches in his sixth start since joining Chicago's rotation on May 8.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Ogwumike, who sat out the Sparks’ victory over the Las Vegas Aces last weekend due to a hand injury, moved into sixth place on the WNBA’s career rebounding list with 3,312 and now has a franchise-record 2,339 made field goals for the Sparks.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
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Ogwumike moved past Lisa Leslie, who had 2,332 field goals for the Sparks and 3,307 career rebounds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Root got a strike past Babe, and did those Cub bench jockeys holler and hiss!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The moment came in the fifth inning when Freeland got Milwaukee third baseman Luis Rengifo to fly out to deep center field.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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In a nod to her Noughties rom-com glory days, Lopez embraced glam that could have walked out of the early 2000s.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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That's a dramatically higher survival rate than was seen in West Africa in 2014, where only about half of patients walked out of treatment clinics.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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After Montreal pulled out, costs kept mounting for the two other Canadian host cities, Toronto and Vancouver.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2026
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office told FOX26 that Erebia's son was putting gas into the Chevy Silverado when Hogan allegedly pulled out a gun and took the pickup truck.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Delegates pushed off a final say on a policy that would ban enforcement activity on county property and the sharing of personal information, while establishing a basis on how county employees cooperate with authorities.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2026
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If the nuclear decisions get pushed off, but the Strait of Hormuz does get reopened more quickly, is that a win for American taxpayers?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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“Stepped (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20%28along%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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