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Recent Examples of goose-step
On some milestone birthdays, North Korea’s military holds huge parades with goose-stepping soldiers and powerful weapons capable of targeting the U.S. and South Korea.
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Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
North Korea’s massive ground force, whose goose-stepping soldiers are often paraded with fanfare, substantially outsizes that of the South, but the country’s Soviet-era military equipment pales in comparison to the technologically superior weapons systems of its opponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Jiwon Song, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Variety, The Wrap, the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Times, and others goose-step to the Daily Worker, Izvestia, or Pravda.
—Armond White, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
There are teenage call girls, pregnant adulterers, online strippers, goose-stepping racists, topless caterers, feuding relatives and men who cut off their manhood.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
North Korea’s massive ground force, whose goose-stepping soldiers are often paraded with fanfare, substantially outsizes that of the South, but the country’s Soviet-era military equipment pales in comparison to the technologically superior weapons systems of its opponents.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose-step
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When the final buzzer sounded on a 124-94 series-clinching victory by the Thunder, the Timberwolves trudged off the court with a stain on an otherwise impressive season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The founders of Chime trudged into Amino Capital's bare-bones office early one Saturday morning in the summer of 2013, steeling themselves for disappointment.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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While wearing a mini tuxedo, Lorenzo slowly stomped down the aisle and paused at the puddle of petals.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Boston Haitian community joyfully stomped, danced and marched their way down Blue Hill Ave.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2025
Verb
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At New York Fashion Week in September 2024, fashion label Tory Burch resurrected the Reva — a round-toe ballet flat that comes in soft or patent leather, stamped with the label’s circular medallion — that had been out of production since 2017.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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That bag also contained smaller bags of different colored pills — including some stamped with a Tesla symbol — that tested positive for MDMA and Xanax.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
21 May 2025
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Defying opposition from within his ranks, House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted late Wednesday that Republicans would march ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package after a lengthy meeting at the White House with GOP holdouts who are refusing to back the bill.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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For the Knicks, Karl Anthony-Towns will get into foul trouble in at least two of these games as the Pacers march to the NBA Finals.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Take-Two and EA are direct competitors, however, so the company would need to tread carefully.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
19 May 2025
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Deadline has contacted the festival to confirm whether the actor will tread the carpet.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Her mother, Elissa Robinson, stepped before the crowd gathered on the Detroit RiverWalk on a crisp Sunday morning in early September and took the microphone.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Now Welcoming Digital Nomads — What to Know Before Going From the moment travelers step onboard, they’re immersed in the essence of New Zealand.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2025
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While the cases challenging the firing of probationary employees have plodded through the courts, the Trump administration has moved ahead with other stages of mass layoffs.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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This might be what the song is supposed to be, but it’s crushed under the weight of the drawling vocals, plodding production, and an unnecessary final key change.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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China parades its new hypersonic missiles in Tiananmen Square.—
Iain Boyd,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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And if there was any doubt, Maddison and Sergio Reguilon, medals around their necks, paraded a banner around the pitch.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Goose-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-step. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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