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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tenuous step off" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing a cautious or uncertain action taken away from a particular situation or position.
Example: "Taking a tenuous step off the ledge, she hesitated before fully committing to the jump."
Alternatives: "a fragile leap away" or "a delicate move away".
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T.J. Mancini admitted that he never had the courage to do anything more than take a tenuous step off the board, the way a toy soldier might.
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Fittingly, it all feels a bit like watching a baby takes its first tenuous steps.
first tenuous steps out into an unsteady world.
Government cash helps those laid off keep a tenuous grip on a normal life.
Since the Hachette debacle of 2014, Amazon seems to have backed off and achieved a tenuous truce with the major U.S. publishers.
It seems like this is a tenuous attack and one that is worth fending off if real health care reform is at stake.
Protests set off by economic crisis and misrule have forged a tenuous unity among various ethnic and regional groups.
Ms. Nolan has long had a tenuous relationship with the Democratic Party organization in Queens, which took the unusual step of declining to endorse the incumbent in this Assembly race.
However, there is a tenuous connection from fridge voyeurism to something a bit more practical: I have seen people providing step-by-step cooking tutorials using the app.
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