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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The group also wants to counter the narrative that all veterans are conservative and are in lockstep with a Republican administration.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 12 June 2025
In lockstep with that progress, state courts have regularly upheld these local enactments.
—Paul Sonn, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Prior to September, as noted, the markets and the Fed were in lockstep.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Here and now, after two takes of a TikTok session and three days before an NCAA Tournament regional, a 61-year-old coach and her players are in lockstep.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 12 June 2025
In lockstep with that progress, state courts have regularly upheld these local enactments.
—Paul Sonn, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
Prior to September, as noted, the markets and the Fed were in lockstep.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Here and now, after two takes of a TikTok session and three days before an NCAA Tournament regional, a 61-year-old coach and her players are in lockstep.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 22 May 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 17 Jun. 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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