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
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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However, their lockstep allegiance has shown some signs of fraying.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
While Republicans have been largely in lockstep behind the administration’s actions, the latest messaging has become a turnoff.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 May 2025
That’s where regulators, fintech platforms, and educators must work in lockstep: not to eliminate risk, but to equip consumers to understand it.
—Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Republicans have largely marched in lockstep, and a number of law firms and universities have acquiesced to his demands.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
While Republicans have been largely in lockstep behind the administration’s actions, the latest messaging has become a turnoff.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 7 May 2025
That’s where regulators, fintech platforms, and educators must work in lockstep: not to eliminate risk, but to equip consumers to understand it.
—Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Republicans have largely marched in lockstep, and a number of law firms and universities have acquiesced to his demands.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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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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