step (along)

verb

Definition of step (along)next
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step (along)
  1. depart
  2. move
  3. exit
  4. get
  5. go
  6. run along
  7. get off
  8. pull out
Verb
  • By dawn, Assad had departed Damascus for Russia, without a word to the people his family had ruled—and gassed, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered—for a half century.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Maybe the Diamondbacks can unload Montgomery and replace the offense lost by departing free agents Christian Walker, Joc Pederson and Randal Grichuk.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.
    Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The trial was moved from Jerusalem for undisclosed security reasons and convened in an underground courtroom.
    Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.
    David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.
    Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Anthopoulos said Grant Holmes will get a chance to win a starting job after impressing as both a reliever and starter in his 2024 rookie season.
    David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The way he's gotten to F1 has been a little difficult the last couple of years.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The bed in the pipe is also handy to catch small items that accidentally go down the drain.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • By the numbers: About 75 miles of the trail are actually in Tennessee, but the trail runs along the Tennessee/North Carolina boarder for another 220 miles, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The agency is looking to the federal government to fund the creation of a network of fast lanes that would carry athletes and others involved in the Games, the bulk of which would run along freeways.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of run along
Verb
  • Leading 17-10 with 1:29 left in the first half, Braden Mann got off a punt from Philadelphia’s own 16 that traveled a season-low 29 yards.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Stroman, a two-time All-Star from Medford, N.Y., got off to a hot start with the Yankees.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of get off
Verb
  • Gaetz was nominated by Trump as attorney general but has since pulled out of consideration.
    Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The pilot wrenched the stick back and the F-22 pulled out of the dive 500 feet—or two-tenths of a second—short of impact.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of pull out
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“Step (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20%28along%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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