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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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Former Everton forward Richarlison did his own emotional lap of his former home — a slow, shirtless, bittersweet trudge back through memory lane — after Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-2 defeat at Goodison in January.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Amid all the chaos, the Pirates are trudging through a mediocre season.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 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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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
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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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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
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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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Not just for being a lesbian, but for stepping outside the system—which we’re not really allowed to do.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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The Warriors, who pioneered small ball as a championship formula, are getting overwhelmed by a lineup featuring two plodding centers.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Dark Souls’ plodding sword-and-board combat disappeared in favor of a lightning fast rhythm of slashes, bullets, and dodges.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 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 30 May. 2025.
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