1
as in cheats
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 dies
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 mixes
to take part in social activities
waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again
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Verb
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In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025 -
If a winner dies before all the annual payments are made, the balance of the prize continues in payments to the winner's estate, Powerball says.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The team then makes a personal plan that mixes traditional mineral treatments with the newest nutrition advice.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Italy’s modular BullSequana XH2000 system mixes Intel Xeon Platinum 8358 CPUs with NVIDIA A100 GPUs over HDR100 InfiniBand.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Oregon rises after beating Oklahoma State by 66, while Clemson falls after trailing Troy at halftime before a 27-16 win.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Raising systemic issues and then resolving them with humor falls flat for this critic.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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For the 56-year-old Blanchett, repeating clothes never goes out of style.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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In other words, if a creditor can obtain the judgment in federal court or somehow maneuver it there, then charging order exclusivity goes out the window or at least will be relegated to no more than a footnote to its irrelevancy.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Steps out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steps%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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