giant steps
Americannoun
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a children's game in which a leader calls upon individual players to advance toward them in a given number and variety of steps, the object being for one person to tag the leader and for all of them to run back to the starting line without being caught by the leader and becoming the new leader.
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giant step, the longest step that a player is capable of making in this game.
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Despite the difficulties, the party "will continue," she said, albeit without "giant steps."
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
“The biggest footprint in Laker history had been planted,” he said, later adding, “You begin by chasing footprints, you grow by honoring them. And if you’re committed enough, you leave giant steps of your own.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Looking at the temperature records, especially the last 150 years, Esper noticed that while they are generally increasing, they tend to do so with slow rises and then giant steps, like what happened last year.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
This Abe was determined to achieve, and he made giant steps toward reaching that once impossible goal.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
He came closer to me, then stopped about ten giant steps away.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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