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Meanings of stepping stones in English

Portuguese
poldra
Catalan
passera de pedres
Wikidata

A set of stones used for crossing water.

        poldra
        Usage of stepping stones in English
        1
        He recrossed the meadow, and the stepping stones, to the wood.
        Hiram the Young Farmer
        2
        Smiling, he followed the stepping stones-whichlooked fine now-tothe cottage.
        Shinjū
        3
        Obedience is one of the stepping stones to ability to command.
        Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
        4
        He directed his course boldly now for the stepping stones, and traveled fast.
        The Scouts of the Valley
        5
        But to me they were stepping stones to a better future.
        The Life of Me: An Autobiography
        6
        In the beginning, there are three main stepping stones that I remember very clearly.
        Reuters
        7
        The achievements of the past are stepping stones to the conquests of the present.
        Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 / Devoted to Lit...
        8
        It is thus basically one of the stepping stones to obtaining your UK citizenship.
        The South African
        9
        Often, your immediate goals will be stepping stones to bigger ones down the road.
        Rock and Ice Magazine
        10
        What if they can act as stepping stones, pointing us in the right direction?
        The Daily Telegraph
        11
        They reached the stepping stones, and Henry paused a moment.
        The Scouts of the Valley
        12
        They were stepping stones out into the water, complete with rough edges and flaws.
        Paul of dune
        13
        Alternatively, at the stepping stones turn south-east down Lin Dale.
        The Guardian
        14
        It represents the stepping stones we all have in life.
        The Irish Times
        15
        He could always somehow come back on the stepping stones of a dead self.
        The Masques of Ottawa
        16
        These would be stepping stones for a high-level meeting in Cancun, Mexico, late this year.
        Reuters
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