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the incessant step-by-step advance of the enemy's troops could no longer be resisted
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And strawberries have a step-by-step process to follow when starting indoors.
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Watch this video for a step-by-step guide to making brown sugar.
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Check out the recipe for Southern Penicillin Soup, look at all the step-by-step photos and read our extra tips and ideas for adding fun flavors and ingredients.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
And strawberries have a step-by-step process to follow when starting indoors.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Watch this video for a step-by-step guide to making brown sugar.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Check out the recipe for Southern Penicillin Soup, look at all the step-by-step photos and read our extra tips and ideas for adding fun flavors and ingredients.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for step-by-step
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“Step-by-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step-by-step. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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