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
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followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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The percentage avoiding care increased in lockstep with rising body weight, according to the study, published in the International Journal of Obesity.
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Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In that time, the team’s budget has grown in lockstep, according to data from Sportico’s college finance database.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Germany’s stock market is massively outperforming its European peers this year and moving in lockstep with U.S. equities.
—Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Republicans are far from in lockstep about what to do about their tax bill, which is anticipated ahead of expirations in the tax code scheduled for the end of next year.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
In that time, the team’s budget has grown in lockstep, according to data from Sportico’s college finance database.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Germany’s stock market is massively outperforming its European peers this year and moving in lockstep with U.S. equities.
—Silvia Amaro, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Republicans are far from in lockstep about what to do about their tax bill, which is anticipated ahead of expirations in the tax code scheduled for the end of next year.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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