steps out

verb

present tense third-person singular of step out
1
as in cheats
to be sexually unfaithful if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation

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2
as in dies
to stop living my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now

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3
as in mixes
to take part in social activities waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again

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Recent Examples of steps out Chase Sui Wonders steps out in bright florals for summer in New York City on July 31. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 Dusk is easing into dark on the Cape Fear River when Max Cady (Javier Bardem) steps out of his car near Bluff’s Point. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026 The surveillance system at her home captured Allen walking down her steps out of the edge of her yard, pointing. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steps out
  1. cheats
  2. dies
  3. mixes
  4. falls
  5. mingles
  6. checks out
  7. associates
  8. perishes
Verb
  • Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of cheats
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  • After the child dies, their shares revert to their surviving siblings while the grandchildren receive cash from the life insurance payout.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • College grad dies hours after X2 Christopher Hawley, a 22-year-old recent college graduate, rode X2 in June of 2022 with his cousin and brother.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dies
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  • The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is prevalent in coastal waters, including brackish water where fresh water mixes with salty water.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
  • First, the plume dilutes as cleaner background air mixes into it.
    — Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixes
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  • When Cantu reaches towards Lopez and screams his wife’s name, a shot rings out and Lopez falls slightly off camera.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than extra long hair, think of a cut that falls somewhere below the collarbone, with enough layering or movement to keep it from feeling heavy.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of falls
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  • After the presentations, the audience mingles with anyone who caught their attention.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • Julianne Hough mingles with the crowd, as does Arian Moayed; Anna Wintour daughter Bee Carrozzini, who hosts her own cake-happy theater party every year, holds court with Fiona Rudin.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026
Definition of mingles
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  • If everything checks out, the service module’s main engine will fire Thursday evening to send the crew on a trajectory that will loop them around the Moon.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of checks out
Verb
  • What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of associates
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  • In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of perishes

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“Steps out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steps%20out. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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