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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Pattern
Pattern noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: with her, everything must be done strictly according to pattern
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Pattern and Lockstep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lockstep/pattern
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