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stepped out

verb

past tense of step out
1
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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2
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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3
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 Spatola stepped out of fatigues and back on to the hardwood as an assistant coach for Duke basketball between 2007 and 2012. — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 Engagement rumors between the two began to surface in 2016 and Munn even stepped out with a ruby on her ring finger. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The couple stepped out for the opening night of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on September 19. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 The actress stepped out in an all-black lace and tulle ensemble in New York on Monday. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 The newlyweds stepped out hand in hand in London two months after their nuptials. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2026 After a week that saw the Prince and Princess of Wales drop their son Prince George off for his first day at Eton College, following in the footsteps of his father three decades ago, the couple stepped out together again this afternoon in Liverpool. — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepped out
  1. cheated
  2. died
  3. mixed
  4. fell
  5. mingled
  6. checked out
  7. associated
  8. perished
Verb
  • The producers’ suit appeared to sputter out in 2022, when a judge ruled that they were not cheated out of profits and that AMC had sued a standard definition.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • Cora, 5, and Dawson, 3, died at the scene, but their youngest, 8-month-old Callan, was still alive when first responders arrived.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Chad Gilbert, lead guitarist for New Found Glory, died Sunday at the age of 45.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of died
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  • The masa must then be mixed with fat, broth and salt and aerated to achieve the right consistency before the tamales can be assembled, carefully wrapped and cooked.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The concept for the menu is built around classic melts mixed with Southern soul food flavors.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • The juicy slab of brisket was roughly double the diameter of the plush biscuit, and the flavors mingled well.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Guests mingled at the Bill Blass town house Thursday night for an up-close look at the vintage Bill Blass pieces, fashion sketches and personal letters across the designer’s career that are being auctioned at Christie’s.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of mingled
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  • Taurus April 20 – May 20 Your mind may be willing to keep going long after the rest of you has checked out.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Lamb checked out of the room the next day, and a housekeeper found three large trash bags filled with bloody towels and linens that were also soiled with human waste, according to the report.
    — David Goodhue August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of checked out
Verb
  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plan assigns Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom continued responsibility at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, including fuel and maintenance support for Unit 1 and continuing construction work associated with Units 2 and 3.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of associated
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  • Pries’s suggestion, known as the inverse Galois problem, was inspired by the work of the 19th-century French mathematician Évariste Galois, who perished after he was wounded in a gun duel at age 20.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of perished

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“Stepped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepped%20out. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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