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strides

verb as in walk purposefully

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Despite their impressive strides in growing global audiences and reach, homegrown U.S. sports aren’t the world’s biggest draw.

Fisher believes the sporting world has made modest strides in embracing women of all shapes and sizes and those with differences, with rugby seen as one of the most inclusive sports.

From BBC

Researchers were also making strides under the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a division of Health and Human Services, which has financed investigations into dozens of environmental contaminants.

From Salon

In the years after they made some great strides, advancing civil rights and environmental protections, among other issues.

From Salon

They create another kind of electricity that highlights Black Newport’s society ball when William strides onto the dance floor, politely interrupts Peggy’s waltz with another gentleman, and drops to one knee to propose.

From Salon

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

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