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noun (1)

ˈmärch How to pronounce march (audio)
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as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries when it was first built, this castle protected what was then the country's northern march

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march

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noun (2)

ˈmärch How to pronounce march (audio)
as in procession
forward movement in time or place the march of time

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march

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verb

ˈmärch How to pronounce march (audio)
1
as in to stride
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step

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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute

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Recent Examples of march
Noun
Combine that, plus the 1-mile scenic-route, oranje march of the Dutch fans behind its famous Orange Bus from the old home of the Texas Rangers to two blocks shy of Arlington Stadium, and the Dutch won just about any day of any week of any year. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026 One butcher joined the march with the longest carving fork Ursula had ever seen, twin tines glittering sharp overhead. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Verb
On July 20, the protesters marched toward the Indian Parliament. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 The offense marched down the field and stopped the clock with three seconds left at the 33, which was enough for a successful drill. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for march
Recent Examples of Synonyms for march
  1. border
  2. procession
  3. stride
  4. progress
  5. frontier
  6. advance
  7. parade
  8. proceed
Noun
  • But he was caught by Chinese border patrol in Tibet’s Shigatse region, while making the risky journey to the Nepal border on foot with a guide.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The plan The state Department of Transportation planned to add toll lanes to an 11-mile stretch from uptown to the South Carolina border in order to address congestion.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of border
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  • The procession will be followed by a funeral service at the First Baptist Church of Columbia.
    — Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • The motorcycle procession included a police escort for safety.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
Definition of procession
Verb
  • Enzo Maresca strode into the Manchester City press auditorium five minutes early, addressed the room and took off his jacket.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • Prosecutor Joel Seidemann strode briskly up the length of the courtroom’s center aisle with an accordion file under one arm and a line of eight younger colleagues rushing to keep up.
    — Laura Italiano, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Definition of stride
Verb
  • His attorney Mark Wykoff told the judge at his sentencing in January that the cancer had progressed to Stage 4 and spread to his liver and lungs.
    — Jerry Nowicki, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Research from Gartner indicates that agentic AI will increasingly participate in enterprise decisions, while IBM research highlights that executive confidence in AI adoption is progressing faster than confidence in governance readiness.
    — Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of progress
Noun
  • The director is a descendant of the First Nations, and the film questions the colonial myth of what is beyond the frontier and how this myth still affects people.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • Thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the frontier.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • Kramatorsk, a town in the Donbas increasingly close to Russia’s inch-by-inch advances, and Kharkiv, a city nearer the Russian border, are also heavily impacted.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The Rocket Classic and next week's Wyndham Championship are the last two tournaments left before the top 70 advance to the FedEx Cup postseason.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of advance
Verb
  • So rather than parade that information around to the public, keep your boarding pass private and protected.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • The hosts’ fairytale run through to the final was also of note, and the triumphant Brazil side honoured them by parading the Swedish flag, rather than their own, at full time of their victory.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of parade
Verb
  • Betancur is now required to wear an ankle monitor while his immigration case proceeds.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Judge Joan Ericksen denied Farley’s requests but said Zada's lawyers can renew them as the case proceeds in the nation's capital.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of proceed

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