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What is a stepping stone?

What is a stepping stone? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.
  2. (idiomatic) Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.
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Indian software engineers getting jobs in Europe use it as a stepping stone to America.
He described the victory in the opening fixture of the group stage as a stepping stone for the season.
Gomez insists reclaiming his title is only a stepping stone to bigger things.
Brand awareness should be a stepping stone to more concrete action, like opposing sweatshop labour, but it's not an end in itself.
For the parent keen to endow their child with an educational edge, shared reading is an obvious stepping stone.
Whereas, in recent times, the diaconate was a stepping stone to priesthood, there is a long history of married deacons in the Church.

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