Thesaurus results for FOOTSTEPS

footsteps

noun

plural of footstep

as in footprints

the mark or impression made by a foot saw muddy footsteps on the just-cleaned stairs

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Recent Examples of footsteps Cook followed in Jobs' footsteps, taking the stage for every major Apple product launch, which garners headlines and millions of viewers around the world. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Orbitals follows in these classics’ footsteps, tackling subjects like agency of choice and forgiveness. — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Aguilera also shared that her daughter Summer is interested in following in her mom’s footsteps. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Taiwan is also pursuing a program to encourage companies to improve their shareholder value, following in the footsteps of Japan and South Korea. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Explore See latest videos, charts and news In addition, the show will follow in the footsteps of a number of other popular radio and podcast properties by airing a video version on a streamer, in this case HBO Max. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026 Many also encouraged Bezos to follow in Parton’s footsteps and donate his money. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Aug. 2026 For 45 years, Alyson Dee Moore made the sounds that movies needed — the footsteps, the rustling clothes and doors swinging shut. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 If this goes as planned, Thompson would follow in the footsteps of Dwyane Wade, whose Heat preretirement reunion was a rousing success, or Ray Allen, who was a key component on a Heat team that won a title and another that made the NBA Finals. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Her massive concrete site-work, which takes up the entirety of the Geffen Galleries plaza, is peppered with fragmentary representations of the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl and the simulated footprints of Californian fauna.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
There’s action in Beverly Hills, as luxury brands, developers and restaurant groups expand their footprints and make bigger bets on the city.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of footprints

Noun

The Mamdani administration has taken encouraging steps, including offering free naloxone by mail through its Just in Case campaign and investing $12 million to train and employ 500 additional peer specialists.

— Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
That combination—a hard deadline six years out and a Congress that can’t agree on next steps—is precisely what Shedden says is pushing clients toward the exits early, even though claiming at 62 locks in a permanently smaller monthly check for life.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026