Thesaurus results for STEPS IN

steps in

verb

present tense third-person singular of step in

as in visits

to make a brief visit I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class

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as in substitutes

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 steps in Rice, Sneed take next steps in ramp-up Throughout the early days of camp, Rashee Rice and L’Jarius Sneed were on the field for warmups and install periods before leaving with athletic trainers for rehab in the indoor facility. — Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 Missing Link steps in to provide support while the police are doing their work. — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 29 July 2026 The neighborhood/area Daunt’s sits in the middle of Montauk’s classic motel zone, with the Plaza and restaurants and shops along Highway 27 a few steps in one direction and Kirby Park Beach in the other. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 The developers will next prepare construction drawings and take other steps in anticipation of breaking ground in about two years. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Finding The Right Agentic Approach We're building toward a workflow where the buyer sets the goal and the system runs the steps in between. — Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The differing accounts underscore a significant gap between how the US and Iran are describing the next steps in negotiations. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026 That’s where AcePDF Converter & Editor steps in. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026 The Manitou Incline, located at the base of Pikes Peak, gains 2,000 feet of elevation over 2,768 steps in less than a mile. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steps in

Verb

Los Angeles visits Connecticut on Tuesday and Washington hosts Toronto on Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
First and foremost, this bodega that Peter constantly visits.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of visits

Verb

This approach substitutes information for sensation, and reduces both human and supra-human experiences to the level of data.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
So Tuchel, who always substitutes his wingers after roughly an hour, decided to withdraw Gordon and bring on an extra defender, Ezri Konsa.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of substitutes

Verb

Since banning poppy cultivation in 2022, opium production has fallen by about 95%, which the UNODC and other experts call one of the most drastic drops in illicit drug production in modern history.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Cities between 500,000 and 1 million residents saw the largest drops in serious crime, with murders falling by 27%, robbery by 23%, rape by 18% and violent crime by 15%.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of drops in

Verb

Marvel Tokon stands in stark contrast to Marvel's Wolverine, the year's other big Marvel game.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
Across the hall, in a lavender family room, a vintage TV installation by Jennifer stands in a corner playing hazy family videos and iconic cultural moments such as James Brown’s famously bizarre 1988 CNN interview on a loop.

— Jewel Wicker, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stands in

Verb

Reseeding fills in those gaps before bare patches take hold, which is also crucial because bare soil serves as prime real estate for weeds looking to move in uncontested.

— Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
The camera's image processor takes this data and creates a color image using a technique called demosaicing, which fills in missing color by interpolating information from the surrounding pixels.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of fills in

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Shavers has spent years warning about button pushing, where an examiner runs the tool, accepts the output and calls it an examination.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Curiously, the man says goodbye to Thom by name — but when Bret calls this out the next morning, Thom denies it.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026