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stepped

VERB

move foot to walk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dance go down skip stride tiptoe tread walk

STRONG

advance ambulate ascend descend hoof mince pace prance traipse trip troop

WEAK

go backward go forward go up move backward move forward

Example Sentences

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While David Sullivan has now stepped away from his role at West Ham United, the focus should not be on football or club politics.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The U.S. stepped up exports of crude and also of products such as diesel, gasoline and jet fuels, with refineries running at the top of their capacity.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

That closeness between grandson and grandfather became public as part of an extraordinary battle over the leadership of the Pulte patriarch’s company, after he had stepped aside.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Though Wiener had been clear for years that he planned such a run when Pelosi stepped down, Pelosi is an icon in the city, beloved by constituents and uncontested as queen of the old guard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Slowly, slowly, he bent his right leg and found the next· foothold, about a forearm higher than the .one he’d stepped onto with his left.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver