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stepping-stone

NOUN
instrumentation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparatus instrument
STRONG
agency agent aid auspices avenue channel course dodge equipment expedient factor fashion gimmick instrumentality intermediary machinery manner measure mechanism medium ministry mode organ organization paraphernalia path power process road route step system tactic technique trick vehicle
WEAK
modus operandi ways and means
Antonyms
STRONG
blockage disorganization ignorance
NOUN
means
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aid channel equipment factor instrument measure mechanism medium mode power process route step system tactic technique vehicle
STRONG
agency agent apparatus auspices avenue course dodge expedient fashion gimmick instrumentality instrumentation intermediary machinery manner ministry organ organization paraphernalia path road trick
WEAK
modus operandi ways and means
Antonyms
STRONGEST
end
WEAK
paucity poorness shame

Example Sentences

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And this is another stepping stone, to get to finally act on screen together.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

He said support from organisations working in this area could also be "that little stepping stone" to get you through a difficult moment.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Brunson said the win was a stepping stone as the Knicks approach the midpoint of the season in third place in the Eastern Conference, behind the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

The authors conclude that scavenging was never just a stepping stone on the path to hunting.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

But that was itself a mere stepping stone to greater things.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik