Thesaurus results for FOOTSTEPS

footsteps

noun

plural of footstep

as in footprints

the mark or impression made by a foot saw muddy footsteps on the just-cleaned stairs

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Recent Examples of footsteps Kylie Jenner is following in her big sister Kim Kardashian’s footsteps and trying out acting. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 For a story steeped in inheritance and legacy, Faist couldn’t resist pointing out the metaness of Zoe following in her grandfather’s footsteps. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Amell stars in the series lead role of Hobie Buchannon, wild child from the original series and now a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Clinkunbroomer had served eight years in the Sheriff’s Department at the time of his death — following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Other autocracies are following in Beijing’s and Moscow’s footsteps. — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra became the fourth person to represent the Canucks as both a player and head coach in his career, following in the footsteps of Marc Crawford, Pat Quinn and Orland Kurtenbach. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Both of his parents played at collegiate level and the youngest of four brothers followed in the footsteps of his three older siblings, all of whom play the Beautiful Game. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Following in Prince Harry’s footsteps, his nephew Prince George, the son of William and Kate, Prince and Princess of Wales, started school on September 8 at Eton College. — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for footsteps

Noun

But a Yum Brands-esque approach where — like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell — the chains operate separately but combine their real-estate footprints and back-office operations makes sense on paper.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
For brands with smaller footprints, late or missing payments can be far more crippling.

— Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of footprints

Noun

That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026