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as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I just stepped in to say hi on my way to class
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as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
couldn't find anyone to step in for me so that I could take a break from my caregiving duties
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Recent Examples of step in
While the singer initially appeared unfazed, security stepped in to guide the fan away.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
Walk for 20 steps before turning and walking 20 steps in the other direction.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
In Sunday’s episode, Joel and Brad take a huge step in their relationship.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
That marks a sizable shift from 24% in 2007, when CSU Chancellor Mildred García then stepped in to head the Dominguez Hills campus.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
Walk for 20 steps before turning and walking 20 steps in the other direction.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
In Sunday’s episode, Joel and Brad take a huge step in their relationship.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Nov. 2024
That marks a sizable shift from 24% in 2007, when CSU Chancellor Mildred García then stepped in to head the Dominguez Hills campus.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Stephen Colbert, who was disappointed that he was not crowned yet again, was soon visited by Krasinki, as all winners do every year since Paul Rudd.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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To purchase tickets online and for more information visit the show website.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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Don’t substitute it for a squash or pumpkin that has stringy flesh like spaghetti squash or field pumpkin.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz criticized the U.N. as failing to address allegations that UNRWA staff in the Gaza Strip participated in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, and said other international aid agencies are sufficient to substitute UNRWA’s work.Laura Kelly, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Analysts standing in front of a big electronic board counting votes and breaking them down state by state, county by county, in granular detail have now become an election night staple.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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During the 2020 election, Rudd made headlines for handing out cookies to people standing in the rain while waiting to vote in Brooklyn, N.Y.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a separate case, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled that thousands of Pennsylvania mail-in ballots shouldn’t be counted if the date on the envelope wasn’t filled in correctly.Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Duggan also announced Melia Howard as his new deputy mayor after Todd Bettison left the post to fill in as the Detroit Police Department's interim police chief.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
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Besides, all versions of the 2024 MacBook Pro can run in a higher-power energy mode when plugged in, making those tasks take less time.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Boebert is now running in the 4th District covering parts of Denver's southern suburbs and the Eastern Plains.John Frank, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Step in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20in. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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