stepping (on)

present participle of step (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepping (on)
Verb
  • Rather than running over the holiday weekend, the local group opted to celebrate on Wednesday evening at Hagan Community Park.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • This model takes a field of placeholder tokens running over the canvas multiple times to generate likely tokens and using those to improve estimation of others.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • In addition to the colors, which will only be available on this series of Continentals, each car also features a Satin stripe running down the center of the vehicle and rides on a set of black 22-inch wheels with self-leveling badges.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • In left field, Taylor kept the Reds from going ahead by running down a fly ball near the line and throwing out a baserunner at home plate.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
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“Stepping (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepping%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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