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tread

noun as in walk

verb as in walk; bear down

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The earth the dinosaurs once trod is now a massive expanse of solid rock.

As hip-hop rose from the streets to the mainstream in the 90s, the rappers and hustlers that broke through had few role models who had trodden that path before them.

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Speaking at the summit, Sir Keir said the new UK target would be "difficult" but "achievable", and he wanted government to "tread lightly on people's lives".

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The American political and media class, Jennings argued, had ignored the fundamentals of inflation and “people feeling like they were barely able to tread water.”

Nuno has refused to tread softly with Wood, especially after international duty, saying the striker is a "competitor" and will always be ready.

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

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