WEND Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

wend

verb

Definition of wend next

as in to proceed

literary to move from one place to another We wended through the narrow streets.

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Recent Examples on the Web The Olympics will get under way with an aquatic parade of nations that will wend its way down the Seine on July 26, from 1:30-5 p.m. EDT. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024 While the appeal wends its way through the Appellate Court, Dexter is being housed at River Valley Animal Center. —

Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024 For almost 300 pages, Phillips wends along the vague barrier that separates pasture from forest, reason from madness. —

Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 June 2024 The case wended its way through lower courts, which struck down the ban, before arriving at the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hand down a decision in June. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wend

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