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.
Example Sentences
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Despite the difficulties, the party "will continue," she said, albeit without "giant steps."
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
“What we need is giant steps rather than baby steps.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024
This Abe was determined to achieve, and he made giant steps toward reaching that once impossible goal.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
“Instead of taking giant steps, like I think the CDC took, I think we should be taking small steps toward the same goal,” Swartzberg said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2021
Jay and DeShon are taking long, giant steps.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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