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verb

ˈtred How to pronounce tread (audio)
Definition of treadnext
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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noun

as in footstep

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Recent Examples of tread
Verb
Arrow’s path has been trodden by others across both rugby codes. — Michael Bailey, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 This may be a one-off experiment, even if Netflix is treading into bold new territory. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
However, the regulations include multiple exceptions for specific types of tires, such as spare tires, motorcycle tires and deep-tread tires. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Summary Michelin's CrossClimate 2 all-weather tire, certified for snow, promises exceptional performance across diverse conditions, boasting a 60,000-mile tread life and quieter ride. — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tread
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tread
  1. walk
  2. footstep
  3. path
  4. footprint
  5. trail
  6. print
  7. step
  8. rut
Verb
  • More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The spare was also flat, and the patch kit had grown legs and walked away.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of walk
Noun
  • Millions of years after a massive Tyrannosaurus rex trudged through a prehistoric mudflat, paleontologists can finally follow in its footsteps.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Anderson will walk in the footsteps of his predecessor John Galliano, who was Dior’s creative director from 1996 to 2011 and presented a cruise show in Shanghai in 2010, in tandem with a store opening and a retrospective exhibition.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of footstep
Noun
  • The British civil wars were, in part, fought because people wanted to create their own religious paths, but unfortunately that freedom did not generally lead to a kinder Christianity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This unique propagation gives rise to wave trajectories with directional rotation, or handedness, which dictates whether paths rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • During the town hall, Caudle told a sailor who was evacuated from Bahrain that officials are working on retrieving belongings that were left behind because the Navy does not have imminent plans to return to the same level of footprint on the base.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Eric Ollerenshaw produces the film, which was shot in the Midlands with Wolverhampton company New Lion Films co-producing, giving the project a regional footprint outside London.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of footprint
Noun
  • The lasting sign of our passage was a suggestion of movement, a sinuous shape of memory in the grass, like the game trail of some new, mechanical beast burst out of evolutionary time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of concentrating thousands of visitors into just a few months, wildlife disturbance and trail use are distributed more evenly throughout the year, allowing nature to regenerate and rest more, well, naturally.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of trail
Noun
  • The latest monthly nonfarm payrolls data and unemployment rate are due out later in the week, following the core PCE index and latest quarterly GDP growth print.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On September 23, the actress was spotted out and about in head-to-toe animal print.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of print
Noun
  • The effort to create a national voter list is among numerous steps Trump has taken during his second term to try to overhaul the way elections are run.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • This extra step will help make your patch look like the original concrete.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of step
Noun
  • The housing market has been stuck in a rut this year in large part because of rising borrowing costs.
    — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In Yellowstone, elk are bugling during the rut, while bison, moose, and bears are busy ahead of winter.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of rut

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“Tread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tread. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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