noun
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a step in front of a door
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very close or accessible
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informal a thick slice of bread
verb
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to canvass (a district) or interview (a member of the public) by or in the course of door-to-door visiting
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(of a journalist) to wait outside the house of (someone) to obtain an interview, photograph, etc when he or she emerges
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Etymology
Origin of doorstep
Example Sentences
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Not like he does now, on the doorstep of his fifth season as the Trojans coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tourists hauled their suitcases over the doorstep into the fray, fresh off a flight or rushing to make one, if only they could get one last chicken finger first.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
It’s all here at the doorstep: the NYC finale, the mixed dubs madness, the overpriced vodka lemonades, and delightful Eala-Mania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Irina Aguirre spends her days on the doorstep of one such building, just off the Plaza San Francisco.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
She hands the kit to Ray, then lingers on the doorstep.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Then powered by a glazed doughnut and extra-large energy drink, he zips around driveways in northern New Jersey and nearby New York, ringing doorbells, photographing doorsteps and hauling away the physical aftermath of holiday optimism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
"Thousands of everyday household essentials and fresh grocery items can now arrive at customers' doorsteps in minutes," Amazon said in an online post.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
From these experiences, she says the women she has met are "so happy" the event is taking place on their doorsteps.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
The group has put child care workers who are not leaving their homes in touch with an organization called Food Justice DMV that is delivering meals to their doorsteps.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
Now was not the time to stand on doorsteps, heart pounding; it was time to stride through the door and see what awaited on the other side.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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