step forward
phrasal verb
stepped forward; stepping forward; steps forward
: to give or offer help, information, etc.
A witness stepped forward to identify the robber.
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For my family, George’s storyline is a huge step forward.
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
After a handful of appearances in 2024, Leiter, 25, took a big step forward in 2025.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Time and again, Minnesota has stepped forward when the country needed a North Star, a leader in interstate collaboration, in health care, in labor rights, in education, in refugee resettlement, and in the long, unfinished work of racial justice.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Passage through Rafah border is minimal The Rafah border crossing’s opening Monday was hailed as a step forward for the fragile ceasefire.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
After a handful of appearances in 2024, Leiter, 25, took a big step forward in 2025.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Time and again, Minnesota has stepped forward when the country needed a North Star, a leader in interstate collaboration, in health care, in labor rights, in education, in refugee resettlement, and in the long, unfinished work of racial justice.
—Marilyn Carlson Nelson, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Passage through Rafah border is minimal The Rafah border crossing’s opening Monday was hailed as a step forward for the fragile ceasefire.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Step forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20forward. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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