step on

[step-on, -awn] / ˈstɛpˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

VERB

take advantage of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploit

WEAK

milk use use for one's own ends

VERB

trample

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crush encroach flatten hurt infringe injure override overwhelm run over squash stomp violate

STRONG

bruise grind pound stamp tramp tread

WEAK

ride roughshod over tromp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist cure heal help obey observe uncompress

VERB

tread

Synonyms

STRONGEST

squash trample

STRONG

ambulate crush foot hike hoof march oppress pace plod quell repress stamp step stride subdue subjugate suppress traipse tramp troop trudge

WEAK

stamp on

Antonyms

STRONG

encourage let go release tiptoe

VERB

tromp

Synonyms

WEAK

bruise crush encroach flatten grind hurt infringe injure override overwhelm pound ride roughshod over run over squash stamp stomp tramp tread violate

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He got the save, then took the win in stride in his first season playing high school baseball, explaining, “We know we’re supposed to win every time we step on the field.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“The promise you make to yourself is that you won’t attempt more on the easy days so you are able to ask yourself for the same step on the harder days,” Ms. Vanderkam writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Monday's hearing is the latest step on a rocky road for a woman who once dominated pop.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Michael Truell, Cursor’s CEO, said on X on Tuesday that the arrangement marked a “meaningful step on our path to build the best place to code with AI.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

“Yeah, well...maybe you’re right about that...but, well, we can make sure we don’t step on it.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

step on

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