as in to walk
to go on foot
to protect the fragile environment of the beach dunes, we must tread cautiously and lightly
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Recent Examples of tread
ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Beachgoers are being advised to tread carefully along Texas’ Gulf Coast due to the return of a rare and massive species of jellyfish.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Firm surfaces are slowly replaced with slippery mud, sand, snow, and ice that force you to alter your rhythm and tread extremely lightly just to make incremental progress.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
The rollout comes as Meta continues to try and tread the line between Europe’s strict approach to online privacy and growing sales generated from advertising, which accounted for 97% of its revenue last year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Beachgoers are being advised to tread carefully along Texas’ Gulf Coast due to the return of a rare and massive species of jellyfish.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tread
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What started as a walking tour of the historic Chickasaw neighborhood in 2012, during his years as president of the local neighborhood association, has since expanded to cover the other nine neighborhoods, after Taylor was awarded a fellowship through the Filson Historical Society in 2023.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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One partner is ready to walk down the aisle, while the other is dragging their feet.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2008, shortly after dad died, Tyler Esposito got his associates degree in film and followed in dad’s footsteps into independent video production.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Crown Jewel follows in the footsteps of the Wrestlepalooza event.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chasing the dream — and the visa The H-1B visa fundamentally shaped her career path, Qian said.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Federal agencies are now kickstarting their shutdown contingency plans, including the scaling back of services and the furloughing of thousands of staff until Democrats and Republicans find a path forward.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now, Team Derbez is going all in on a family production company to harness the power of their collective social footprint of more than 180 million followers.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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It's also been culling its footprint of Go cashierless convenience stores.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Grassy Creek trail runs from the tasting room about a mile and a half to Byrd’s Branch Campground which will connect you to several other trails.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Allswifit Women’s Slip-on Walking Shoes Travelers have packed these slip-on walking shoes for trips all over the world, from the cobblestone streets of Italy to hiking trails in Portugal.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Check out our latest digital and print subscription offers here.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Coming out of the pandemic, romance print-book sales more than doubled from 2020 to 2023.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a two-game lead over the Phillies in the National League Division Series, and as Turner neared the dugout steps, the anger returned.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay On the main island of Onna, 355-room Halekulani Okinawa faces a mile of sparkling turquoise waters and is steps away from Busena Marine Park, the only underwater observatory tower in Okinawa.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the offense mired in a second-half rut, Campbell jarred a fumble loose from Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving that made it so the Eagles only needed 25 yards to score their final touchdown of the game.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But stick to the roads and established trails—the meadows are closed to foot traffic during September and October to protect the annual rut.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Tread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tread. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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