stepping-stone
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
Without saying their exact roles, and with arms crossed, one says the course is considered a fast-track stepping stone for a promotion from the office to field work.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
To another, it’s a stepping stone to adventure under and atop the waves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
The team says the idea could be tested soon using drones or balloon-mounted receivers, providing a stepping stone toward large-scale quantum networks that span nations and continents using small satellites in low Earth orbit.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
That’s when I notice a crate, a stepping stone to the top of the wall.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
