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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepped (on)
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In between those latter two home runs, Isiah Kiner-Falefa was thrown out at home by an inch; Andy Pages, a defensive substitution, quite literally ran over Hernandez to make a catch and save the season; and even the Dodgers squandered their own opportunity in the 10th.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Within 35 minutes, the driver ran over five people, according to the French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The team security guard who ran down the back hallway, ecstatic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Efinger then ran down the stairs and opened another door, which the complaint alleged also lacked a DE or protective system, leading to the outside tarmac.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Stepped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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