as in walking
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 treading
For now, economic heavyweights California and New York are treading water but could easily tip the scales.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s always comeuppance and tragedy when treading on the gods’s domain (see Frankenstein’s ending).
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
That season’s Sharks — a talented group, to be sure — ended up treading water for the first three months before coming together in the second half and eventually reaching the Stanley Cup Final.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Video from the scene, obtained by Newsflare, shows the animal cautiously swimming toward the agency's boat as officers extend a makeshift flotation device to give the big cat a place to rest, rather than treading water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Administration is treading more carefully, however, after facing an unexpected level of blowback towards the strikes, an official told NBC last week.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
One photograph shows Truman treading the waters of Delaware Bay during a 1946 vacation cruise to Bermuda, wearing swimming trunks and enjoying the warm water.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Moroney has been following in Wilson’s footsteps as representative of a thrilling new wave of country women — and freshman artist Langley has been treading in Moroney’s steps just about as quickly.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s always comeuppance and tragedy when treading on the gods’s domain (see Frankenstein’s ending).
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
That season’s Sharks — a talented group, to be sure — ended up treading water for the first three months before coming together in the second half and eventually reaching the Stanley Cup Final.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Video from the scene, obtained by Newsflare, shows the animal cautiously swimming toward the agency's boat as officers extend a makeshift flotation device to give the big cat a place to rest, rather than treading water.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Administration is treading more carefully, however, after facing an unexpected level of blowback towards the strikes, an official told NBC last week.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
One photograph shows Truman treading the waters of Delaware Bay during a 1946 vacation cruise to Bermuda, wearing swimming trunks and enjoying the warm water.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Moroney has been following in Wilson’s footsteps as representative of a thrilling new wave of country women — and freshman artist Langley has been treading in Moroney’s steps just about as quickly.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treading
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The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But that left him skating off the ice and holding his head, walking through the Capitals’ bench and down the tunnel toward the dressing room.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In a press conference, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked about Vesia stepping away amid the World Series.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Young was playing some of the best football of his NFL career when a sack from a Jets defender — one that ended with defensive lineman Jowon Briggs stepping on Young’s calf, which prompted Young’s right-ankle tweak — took him out of the game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Treading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treading. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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