lockstep

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When critics accuse the mainstream media of marching in left-wing lockstep, these are two of the newspapers they have in mind.

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  1. noun A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible.
  2. noun A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed.

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  • They walk in near-lockstep with the dictates of the church leaders, so when I see them continuing to reach out to me I know it's not an effortless gesture. —  Secret Ceremonies
  • I think some people here would prefer that the series follow Bourne lockstep, and I think that would be a bit boring.
  • When critics accuse the mainstream media of marching in left-wing lockstep, these are two of the newspapers they have in mind. —  The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS
  • The US dollar has responded in kind, trading higher in near-lockstep with the NYMEX-traded West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures contract, as the —  Currency Trading News by DailyFX
  • Even if all 58 voted in lockstep, it would still take two Republicans to achieve the 60 votes needed for cloture on debate. —  American Chronicle
 

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