STEPPED INTO Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

stepped into

phrase

past tense of step into

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into Please step into my office.

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set foot in

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Roan opted for an arresting wardrobe choice while setting foot in the historic Los Angeles gay bar.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
For every person who was at the Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving 1976, watching the Band give a massive farewell show, there are hundreds of thousands who have never set foot in the venue.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

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