Drill
Drill noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill
Lockstep and drill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lockstep" instead a noun "Drill".
Lockstep
Lockstep noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: followed the lockstep that had been in his family for generations: prep school, Ivy League university, job on Wall Street
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Lockstep and Drill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drill/lockstep
Drill & Lockstep. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drill/lockstep>.
Lockstep or Drill. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drill/lockstep.
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