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
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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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Their job was to notice everyone marching in lockstep and break the spell.
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Robert Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
That requires a people strategy powered by technology—with tech and talent leaders at the table, building in lockstep from day one.
—Teuila Hanson, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
For once, moviegoers are in lockstep with the critics, with the film’s audience score at 96 percent.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
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—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
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Robert Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
That requires a people strategy powered by technology—with tech and talent leaders at the table, building in lockstep from day one.
—Teuila Hanson, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
For once, moviegoers are in lockstep with the critics, with the film’s audience score at 96 percent.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Largely helmed by Teo Halm (SZA, Rosalía, Baby Keem), RAHM (Vince Staples), Solomonophonic (Ravyn Lenae, Carly Rae Jepsen), and Ederra, the production recedes and surges in lockstep with the singing.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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