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step

Definition for step

noun as in pace of feet in walking

Strongest match

stride

Weak matches

trace, track

noun as in action, move

noun as in one level of stairs

Strongest match

stair

Strong matches

doorstep, gradation, rung, tread

verb as in move foot to walk

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On an evening 10 years ago, Porter Ranch resident Matt Pakucko stepped out of his music studio and was walloped by the smell of gas — like sticking your head in an oven, he recalled.

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A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office declined to discuss what steps it would take to get Kaleel back in custody in Los Angeles.

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In a statement reacting to the inquiry's announcement, the trust said it was "taking significant steps to address improvements."

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"My first medal at a world championships in a GB skinsuit is going to feel amazing. I wish it was the top step, but I can't come away too mad about that."

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In an apparent attempt to embarrass Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, far-right politicians took the symbolic step of giving preliminary approval to a bill granting Israel authority to annex the West Bank.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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