steps (on)

present tense third-person singular of step (on)

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Verb
  • Toronto’s offence managed just three runs over the 18 innings.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As fans scramble to catch the ball, footage shows, the ball appears to land one row in front of a woman while a man runs over and grabs it.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Forbes senior contributor Dave Altavilla runs down the tech specs of the new platform and its developer tools.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Al Horford #42 of the Boston Celtics runs down court during the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 21, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Steps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steps%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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