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Synonyms

take steps

Idioms  

  1. Begin a course of action, as in The town is taking steps to provide better street lights, or They took steps to keep their plans secret. [Early 1600s]

Example Sentences

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The groups say travellers should take steps including removing sensitive information from phones and keeping friends and family updated about their plans when travelling.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

And we can each take steps to change it.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The government called for international actors to take steps to dismantle and prosecute the network.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Los Angeles attorney Richard Giller, who represents plaintiffs in lawsuits against insurers, said that the federal government could still take steps to improve the market.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

If the Mud People knew that the word “leprechaun” actually originated from LEPrecon, an elite branch of the Lower Elements Police, they’d probably take steps to stamp them out.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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