step forward
phrasal verb
stepped forward; stepping forward; steps forward
: to give or offer help, information, etc.
A witness stepped forward to identify the robber.
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The 18-year-old has already taken a step forward in 2025.
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Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
For this offense to work, Cardoso needs to take a step forward as a scorer.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Soon, locals began stepping forward and volunteered to become adopters.
—Blane Bachelor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Trump’s team, Boyse said, took an important step forward with the rare minerals deal.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 May 2025
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Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
For this offense to work, Cardoso needs to take a step forward as a scorer.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Soon, locals began stepping forward and volunteered to become adopters.
—Blane Bachelor, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2025
Trump’s team, Boyse said, took an important step forward with the rare minerals deal.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for step forward
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“Step forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20forward. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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