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treading

verb

present participle of tread

as in walking

to go on foot to protect the fragile environment of the beach dunes, we must tread cautiously and lightly

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Recent Examples of treading This may be a one-off experiment, even if Netflix is treading into bold new territory. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 That’s someone treading open water who has figured out that the only way not to drown is to never stop kicking. — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 But like its tenacious relic-hunting heroine, the enduring property is always treading new ground. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 By treading lightly with finishes, opening up the loft area to more light, and getting clever with storage, Marie channeled the unit’s coastal locale, conjuring up an aesthetic lexicon that suggests the interior of a boat with its clean, functional lines. — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026 The backlash was so fierce, Anthropic quickly made adjustments to the policy, as Wired reported on Wednesday, highlighting just how carefully the company is treading. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026 The actress — who is currently treading the boards as Connie Francis in the hit Broadway musical about crooner Bobby Darin's life, Just in Time — took to Instagram Stories over the weekend to call out audience members for shouting at her during performances. — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 But even the past shows signs of treading water, with the team returning to schoolgirl squabbles while their survival isn’t in immediate danger. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 The season is not over, but the Phillies are treading in dangerous territory. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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The high resolution scan creates a virtual 3D model of the site with an accuracy range of less than 2 centimeters, and involves walking around the archaeological site with an instrument called a LiDAR scanner.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
Michigan and Indiana allow public walking along portions of their Great Lakes shorelines, while Wisconsin’s law remains less clear.

— Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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When metro Atlanta traffic starts to feel overwhelming and screen time numbers hit a staggering level, consider stepping away from it all for an afternoon among farm animals.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
After stepping off the Orient Express at Santa Lucia railway station, the couple made their way, hand-in-hand, to a nearby water taxi.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026

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