goose-steps (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of goose-step (to)
as in follows
to act according to the commands of the new president has everyone goose-stepping to her every whim lest they provoke her wrath

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  1. follows
  2. obeys
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  • Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Hotels, as well as airports, are perfect places to test this technology because their electricity usage follows quite predictable patterns.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • Ricky obeys, blowing off plans to watch game tape with Russ, out of disguise.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The human brain is a physical object, composed of biological material that obeys the laws that govern the rest of the universe, computers included.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of obeys
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“Goose-steps (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose-steps%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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