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as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class
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as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
couldn't find anyone to step in for me so that I could take a break from my caregiving duties
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Recent Examples of step in
Jackson Mahomes is taking the next big step in his relationship!
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Like Loveland, Grant played under Harbaugh in Ann Arbor and could immediately step in as a starter in Los Angeles.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
The Artemis Alliance is the logical next step in securing a open, free, and safe space environment.
—Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
In Pennsylvania, a single ninth grader targeted 46 girls before anyone stepped in.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Like Loveland, Grant played under Harbaugh in Ann Arbor and could immediately step in as a starter in Los Angeles.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
The Artemis Alliance is the logical next step in securing a open, free, and safe space environment.
—Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
In Pennsylvania, a single ninth grader targeted 46 girls before anyone stepped in.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for step in
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Dragos found that in the months that followed, the group was scanning the internet for vulnerable industrial control system devices, as well as visiting the websites of those devices’ manufacturers to read about them.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
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More than a thousand students visited in the fall of 2024.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Families who tend to buy pricier, higher-quality items can avoid the price hikes this summer by substituting down to lower-quality clothes and other goods, Gee said.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Again, this substitutes a new process for traditional analysis of weighted inputs, prompting and supervision.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Victor Perez, who was autistic and had cerebral palsy, was shot nine times on April 5 while standing in the yard in Pocatello, a city of about 60,000 in southeastern Idaho.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, stood in front of a crowd of over 50 people Thursday, April 17, at a new apartment community dedicated in her name.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Palace lack cover at centre-back, hence Lerma being asked to fill in.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Each burial required breaking the stone floor, placing the tiny remains underneath, and then filling in the hole with crushed limestone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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As of Saturday, the Pirates scored 5+ runs in less than 25% of their games.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Lefty Tyler Anderson gave up no runs in six innings and three relievers finished things off for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-0 win over the Giants at Angels Stadium.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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“Step in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20in. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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