lockstep
noun
lock·step
ˈläk-ˌstep 
often attributive
1
: a mode of marching in step by a body of persons going one after another as closely as possible
2
: a standard method or procedure that is mindlessly adhered to or that minimizes individuality
Examples of lockstep in a Sentence
followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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After some adjustment, the tools deployed for the auditing of infant technology companies changed largely in lockstep, with new data processing that arrived in the mid-1980s (Microsoft Excel launched in 1985).
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William Tarr, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
This record level of ownership creates a lockstep movement between the price-earnings ratio of the S & P 500 and the retail flow into the market.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Most Democrats oppose the GOP bill, especially after their House colleagues voted nearly in lockstep to defeat it.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Croxall, Giannone, Madera, and McVeigh have remained in lockstep throughout the proceedings and Croxall posted a selfie of the four women on International Women’s Day over the weekend.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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William Tarr, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
This record level of ownership creates a lockstep movement between the price-earnings ratio of the S & P 500 and the retail flow into the market.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Most Democrats oppose the GOP bill, especially after their House colleagues voted nearly in lockstep to defeat it.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Croxall, Giannone, Madera, and McVeigh have remained in lockstep throughout the proceedings and Croxall posted a selfie of the four women on International Women’s Day over the weekend.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lockstep
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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lockstep
noun
lock·step
-ˌstep
: a way of marching in step in which the marchers are very close one behind the other
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