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View synonyms for stepping stone

stepping stone

noun

  1. one of a series of stones acting as footrests for crossing streams, marshes, etc
  2. a circumstance that assists progress towards some goal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It was the second swing state to be called and another big stepping stone on Trump's planned route to White House via the southern swing states.

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A former cabinet minister suggests now we’ll be much less like ‘the stepping stone’ between America and the rest of Europe.

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But he played down the idea of an organised supply chain, insisting the smuggling system was more like a haphazard series of stepping stones, with each stage controlled by separate gangs.

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“I don’t think there’s a magic potion or something. We’re all trying to do the same thing — win a World Series — and each game is one stepping stone toward that.”

“It makes you realize he probably should have gotten other opportunities,” in previous games McVay said, adding, “I think this is a stepping stone for him. ... Happy for Tutu. He deserves that.”

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