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present tense form of step (3rd person singular).
plural of step.

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steps

NOUN

flight of stairs

Synonyms

STRONGEST

staircase stairwell

WEAK

escalier flight flight of steps pair of stairs stairs stairway

NOUN

movement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act action change development evolution exercise flow migration move operation progress shift

STRONG

advance agitation alteration deed displacement dynamism flight flux gesture journey journeying locomotion maneuver mobility motility movableness passage progression regression shifting stir stirring transit transplanting undertaking velocity wandering

WEAK

changing evolving moving operativeness roaming transferal translating voyaging

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cessation decline decrease idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage

WEAK

halt indifference pause

NOUN

porch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balcony deck portico stoop veranda

NOUN

scale

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extent proportion range rate ratio scope system

STRONG

calibration computation degrees gamut gradation hierarchy ladder order progression ranking reach register rule sequence series spectrum spread way

WEAK

pecking order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

part whole

STRONG

disorder disorganization

NOUN

stairs

Synonyms

STRONG

companionway escalator staircase

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On 29 January, the Afghan embassy in Tehran said it had taken urgent steps to identify and aid a number of Afghan migrants stranded on the Iran-Turkey border.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

“Alibaba and AUS have documented steps taken to improve their screening and compliance and provided a commitment to ongoing cooperation with U.S. law enforcement in the future,” Assistant Attorney General Tysen Duva said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

“That’s sort of a challenge in the moment. We’re trying to take steps like that staggered notice to try to mitigate that and make sure that folks are available.”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

The developers will next prepare construction drawings and take other steps in anticipation of breaking ground in about two years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

She steps off the grounds of Carville and looks to her life ahead.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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