as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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Recent Examples of lockstep
Everybody is falling in lockstep on this — ‘Pass the big beautiful bill.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
This season, Edwards, who is known for his candor, has grown more vocal with his thoughts, but the league has remained in lockstep with the three-time All-Star, who has led Minnesota to its second consecutive Western Conference finals.
—James Jackson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In lockstep with the President’s agenda, EPA is also helping to unleash American energy, pursue permitting reform, make America the AI capital of the world, and bring back American auto jobs.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 May 2025
Redefining Risk This level of reliance on a smaller pool of suppliers inherently opens the door to risk, but in the power industry, the only way to keep up with demand is to work in lockstep with suppliers and to truly understand their constraints.
—Peter Follows, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 May 2025
This season, Edwards, who is known for his candor, has grown more vocal with his thoughts, but the league has remained in lockstep with the three-time All-Star, who has led Minnesota to its second consecutive Western Conference finals.
—James Jackson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
In lockstep with the President’s agenda, EPA is also helping to unleash American energy, pursue permitting reform, make America the AI capital of the world, and bring back American auto jobs.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 19 May 2025
Redefining Risk This level of reliance on a smaller pool of suppliers inherently opens the door to risk, but in the power industry, the only way to keep up with demand is to work in lockstep with suppliers and to truly understand their constraints.
—Peter Follows, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lockstep
Noun
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Torrance discovers that their championship routines have been stolen from the squad of a less privileged all-Black school.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Most Southern gardeners have their vegetable garden planted, summer annuals in the ground and already blooming, containers set with thrillers, fillers, and spillers, the lawn fertilized, and their mowing routine down.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Some of them aren’t physically or mentally ready to handle the grind and the pressure of playing in the National Hockey League.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
6 June 2025
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However, there's a reason why teams have become proactive about buying players more rest throughout the grind of the 82-game regular season.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockstep. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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