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step in

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pantie, panty, scanty, step-inverb

    short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

  2. intervene, step in, interfere, interposeverb

    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

    "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"

  3. substitute, deputize, deputise, step inverb

    act as a substitute

    "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

Wiktionary

  1. step inverb

    To act as a replacement or substitute.

  2. step inverb

    To get involved; to act

ChatGPT

  1. step in

    A "step in" is an action or movement by someone or something to get involved in a situation or process, with the intent to handle, manage, or influence the situation or process. It often implies intervention or participation that may alter a current course of events.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of step in in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of step in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of step in in a Sentence

  1. Antony Blinken:

    I have repeated on numerous occasions that Russian aggression against Ukraine will end on the day Ukraine's placed as part of the West is institutionalized and undoubted. Today, we have made another important step in that direction.

  2. Henrik Ibsen:

    What in fact have I achieved, however much it may seem Bits and pieces trivialities. But here they won't tolerate anything else, or anything more. If I wanted to take one step in advance of the current views and opinions of the day, that would put paid to any power I have. Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society We are society's tools, neither more nor less.

  3. Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone:

    We had declared ourselves willing to step in for Nuerburgring, something we were contractually not obliged to do, there were talks with third parties over taking over the risk but they were not successful.

  4. Kush Parikh:

    STIR/SHAKEN is an important step in protecting people from illegal phone calls but unfortunately it will not solve the widespread problem, many people who do not understand STIR/SHAKEN, including politicians and companies, will quickly realize that this protocol is not a silver bullet.

  5. Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon:

    We look forward to working with all the agencies involved to get justice for Jessica’s family and, hopefully, bring her home. They’ve been waiting a long time and we’re glad to be a part of another step in the process, and the community support to the family and to those who’ve worked on this case has been invaluable. We know they ’ll remember Jessica and stand with her family in the coming days.

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