lockstep
noun
lock·step
ˈläk-ˌstep 
often attributive
1
: a mode of marching in step by a body of persons going one after another as closely as possible
2
: a standard method or procedure that is mindlessly adhered to or that minimizes individuality
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Examples of lockstep in a Sentence
followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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His legion of running mate contenders and congressional allies showed up to support him at the trial, in lockstep and seemingly in uniform, with many wearing matching red ties.
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Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024
The gambit led to Altman’s return just days after he was fired by OpenAI’s board—a dramatic display of the power of an organization marching in lockstep, aligned around a common mission.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 May 2024
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Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024
The gambit led to Altman’s return just days after he was fired by OpenAI’s board—a dramatic display of the power of an organization marching in lockstep, aligned around a common mission.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 May 2024
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“Lockstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lockstep. Accessed 4 Jun. 2024.
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lockstep
noun
lock·step
-ˌstep
: a way of marching in step in which the marchers are very close one behind the other
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