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Definition of lockstep
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Synonyms
drill, grind, groove, pattern, rote, routine, rut, treadmill
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Sports leagues need to get in lockstep with the rest of society and open their creaky, fusty doors to CBD products and even the medicinal use of marijuana to cope with physical pain and mental health issues. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Gronk has a good point: Athletes should be allowed to use CBD," 28 Aug. 2019 But for any team, the likelihood of defeat in a single game and of losing more than once in the regular season moves in lockstep with the quality of competition. — Jon Wilner, The Denver Post, "Pac-12 finds unlikely ally: Nick Saban wants tougher schedules," 15 Aug. 2019 But for any team, the likelihood of defeat in a single game and of losing more than once in the regular season moves in lockstep with the quality of competition. — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, "The Pac-12 finds unlikely ally on a vital issue: Nick Saban’s in favor of tougher schedules," 15 Aug. 2019 But in the booth, their approaches are in lockstep. — Jack Harriswriter, Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers broadcasters Orel Hershiser and Joe Davis became fast friends," 20 July 2019 Crickets sing in synchrony; metronomes placed side by side sway into lockstep; some fireflies blink together in the dark. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "The Math of How Crickets, Starlings, and Neurons Sync Up," 7 Apr. 2019 Hong Kong's monetary policy moves in lockstep with the Fed's as the city's currency is pegged against the dollar. — Laura He, CNN, "Asian markets mostly fall after Fed declines to signal more rate cuts," 1 Aug. 2019 The importance of the team’s defensive back-linebacker hybrid has moved in lockstep with the rise of the Ravens’ nickel and dime sub-packages. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "Ravens 2019 training camp preview: Safety," 23 July 2019 As is the case with many Bay Area restaurants, finding and hiring kitchen staff had become harder over the last few years, a situation that seemed to unfold in lockstep with the restaurant’s uptick in sales. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Commonwealth to close on Aug. 26: ‘We were having one of our best years’," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lockstep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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