stride for stride
idiom
: at the same pace
As he ran down the field, the defender kept up with him stride for stride.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe company has matched its competitors stride for stride.
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In the women’s race, there was a large pack of women running stride for stride late in the race.
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Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2023
The good friends who lived on the outskirts of Boston had just covered the 26.2-mile course, stride for stride, from Hopkinton to Boston in 3 hours, 38 minutes, and 19 seconds.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2023
Wham! walked among those giants, matching them stride for stride.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
Okereke, responsible for the right flat, ran stride for stride with tight end Noah Gray.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2022
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Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2023
The good friends who lived on the outskirts of Boston had just covered the 26.2-mile course, stride for stride, from Hopkinton to Boston in 3 hours, 38 minutes, and 19 seconds.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2023
Wham! walked among those giants, matching them stride for stride.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
Okereke, responsible for the right flat, ran stride for stride with tight end Noah Gray.
—Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2022
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“Stride for stride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stride%20for%20stride. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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