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steps

  • plural
    of step.
    step
    noun
    a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
  • present tense form
    of step (3rd person singular).
    step
    noun
    a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.

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Standard electron microscopy commonly involves chemically fixing and dehydrating tissue, steps that can alter the structures scientists are trying to observe.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I flipped the light switch on and took about two more steps, and there’s a man standing there,” Roebuck recalls, “a little short guy, holding a rifle in his hand.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

In an August conversation with BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda, Bessent expressed "strong support for Japan's decisive market and monetary steps to address the substantial undervaluation of the yen".

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Instinct works by running a virtual web browser in the cloud that visits websites to complete everyday online tasks that aren’t complicated but that take time and several steps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Wes is about to go up the steps to the old man’s door.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold