goose-steps

Definition of goose-stepsnext
present tense third-person singular of goose-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-steps
Verb
  • The Lowriders stamps showcase five classic models.
    Monica Garske, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Conscious qualities, such as our emotional tone, complexity of thought, or attentional focus, could each meaningfully constrain how the mind stamps its presence on the brain’s dynamic landscape.
    Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ellie stomps back to the crew mess to whine about it to Jenna and Ben.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • As skyscrapers towered over them, their cheers, chants and stomps wove through downtown Dallas.
    Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Ideally, the process begins long before anyone steps on set.
    Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
  • As Tiger Woods steps away from golf and won’t be playing in the Masters next week, another golf legend won’t be on the grounds at Augusta National Golf Club.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • However, even as the team trudges to a play-in spot rather than a top seed, Green was adamant that the Warriors’ standard of competitiveness cannot change.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • His previous book, The Village Idiot (2022), explored the historical reality of the early-twentieth-century School of Paris artists from the dreamlike perspective of the expressionist painter Chaïm Soutine, who trudges beneath the Seine in a diving suit.
    Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Her lawyer, Daniel Malakauskas, files the suits using the same script, with the business name and specific violations swapped out.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The first batch At the statutory deadline for making the Epstein files public, the Justice Department released only some of them.
    Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The track treads with a cautious cadence through its first verse and refrain, then pauses.
    Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The battle over affordable housing runs deep in Colorado, with the state mandating higher density in recent years and, in turn, being sued by cities that claim the legislation treads on their home-rule authority.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Goose-steps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-steps. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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