as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street

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Recent Examples on the Web All the while, Robinson had been in lockstep with his party’s leader and former President Donald Trump. Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024 However, the hardware and software ecosystems must evolve in lockstep to unlock this potential. Steve McDowell, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Amazon’s peers may ‘move in lockstep’ Amazon’s move could prompt other companies to introduce stricter in-office requirements for employees by the end of 2024, says Dan Kaplan, a senior client partner at Korn Ferry. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024 Ultimately, reversing the social fabric in countries doesn’t happen in isolation—it’ll need economic and financial policies to be in lockstep. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lockstep 

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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockstep. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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