as in to walk
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 tread
Stephen Castle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
That the Royals have managed to tread water through 29 games has the illusion of keeping them near last year’s pace of an eventual postseason team.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by calling out or waving your arms.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
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Verb
Robert Hayward, a Conservative member of the House of Lords and a polling expert, expects his party to lose 475 to 525 seats; Labour to tread water; the Liberal Democrats to gain 70 to 80 seats; and the Greens to gain up to 40.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
That the Royals have managed to tread water through 29 games has the illusion of keeping them near last year’s pace of an eventual postseason team.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
The package will include 400 M113 armored personnel carriers that are tracked, or equipped with continuous treads rather than wheels for superior traction, alongside a satellite surveillance system to enhance frontline intelligence and coordination.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by calling out or waving your arms.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tread
Verb
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The Knights walked five, hit a pair of batters and committed two infield errors.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Comments Aubrey Plaza walked the red carpet at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on Friday, marking her first appearance at a big premiere since the death of her husband, Jeff Baena, almost five months ago.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Following in the footsteps of President Donald Trump’s crypto strategy, Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, is raising $2.5 billion to build a corporate bitcoin reserve.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Billboard Japan’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and entertainment and inspired other women through their work, following the footsteps of Billboard’s annual Women in Music honors since 2007.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The Chinese government has put its economy on a path to capturing 45 percent of global manufacturing by 2030, up from just 6 percent in 2000, the U.N. projects; a move that will make China richer and therefore stronger.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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The full burst lasted 20 microseconds after the paths formed a lightning strike.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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These materials can then be used to make new batteries, reducing the need for mining and lowering the environmental footprint of EV production.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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This approach not only reduces bandwidth requirements but also decreases the overall energy footprint of AI systems.—
David Ly,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Picnic tables overlook the cascades, and a short trail allows for easy exploration.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Canadian Rangers make a trail across the tundra for U.S. Special Forces following behind.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Venture secondary specialists confirm that secondary prints have tightened from 60 percent discounts to low double-digits on marquee names.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The limited-edition capsule, which was designed in partnership with the musician, includes T-shirts and sweatshirts in a camo print, skull motifs, old English graphics and a checker print, along with classic chino pants, shorts and overalls.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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While San Diego police banned the carotid restraint, the lawsuit alleges the department did not take steps to address the risks of holding people facedown.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Trump's administration took steps to remove protections for thousands of Afghan refugees earlier this month, asking them to self-deport and officially terminating their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) amid an ongoing immigration crackdown.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Arnaud Chevallier, strategy professor at IMD Business School, explains how leaders can break out of that rut and systematically ask five kinds of questions: investigative, speculative, productive, interpretive, and subjective.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
14 May 2025
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But overall, the Phillies are middling in most major offensive categories as a team, and their franchise player is stuck in a rut.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Tread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tread. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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