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Recent Examples of goose-step
On some milestone birthdays, North Korea’s military holds huge parades with goose-stepping soldiers and powerful weapons capable of targeting the U.S. and South Korea.
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Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
North Korea’s massive ground force, whose goose-stepping soldiers are often paraded with fanfare, substantially outsizes that of the South, but the country’s Soviet-era military equipment pales in comparison to the technologically superior weapons systems of its opponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
North Korea’s massive ground force, whose goose-stepping soldiers are often paraded with fanfare, substantially outsizes that of the South, but the country’s Soviet-era military equipment pales in comparison to the technologically superior weapons systems of its opponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-step
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Now the biggest challenge may be trudging out in the cold, finding Yuengling at your local watering hole and, for newbies, pronouncing the name.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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All-weather city boots can be a depressing relic of cold and slush, but trudging into January doesn’t have to be such a drag.—
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airmail.news,
11 Jan. 2025
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Now, a group of penguins in Australia are stomping all over their love-bird reputation through cheating scandals and divorce — and wildlife experts are worried.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Ravens stomped the visiting Bills, 35-10, in Week 4.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Six other Ohio State seniors have been stamped with draftable grades from NFL teams, according to sources: quarterback Will Howard, center Seth McLaughlin, linebacker Cody Simon, safety Lathan Ransom, and cornerbacks Denzel Burke and Jordan Hancock.—
Dane Brugler,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Platinum Long Lash Serum is stamped with Sephora’s clean seal of approval and backed by clinical results.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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With the Chiefs marching toward winning another AFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl, Lamar Hunt’s legacy takes center stage in two ways.—
Monty Davis,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of people celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day on Monday, marching through the streets of Land Park.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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Even the mere threat of higher import levies could do so, because of the resulting drag on business investment as companies tread with caution, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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While the Phillies and Mets were getting better, the Braves were treading water — at best.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The attention to detail at Park Lane Copenhagen—from the smallest design choices to the grand architectural gestures—is apparent from the moment guests step inside.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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On February 21st, 1965, as Malcolm X stepped to a podium to speak to an audience at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, three men brandishing guns approached and shot him to death.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The sequel to last season’s thrilling run to the Western Conference finals has been plodding, a hard-to-watch mix of turnovers, isolation dribbling and slow pace.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Suddenly, in a conference known for plodding big men and gritty offense, free-flowing USC (7-4 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) looks like the kind of program that could give a host of Big Ten schools fits.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
17 Dec. 2024
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Thus, a multitude of ideas that harkened back to the designer's style paraded the runway with prominent themes emerging as uniforms and workwear, a streetwear-meets-dandy concept, and Japanese and camouflage motifs.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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After using Gaza as a springboard to launch the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Hamas still controls most of the territory, allowing its surviving members to parade jubilantly through several Gaza cities after the truce began.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Goose-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-step. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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