march on
verb
marched on; marching on; marches on
1
: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it
Enemy troops were marching on the city.
2
: to go or continue onward
Time marches on.
Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
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Whose soul was marching on with the Union Army?
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Tens of thousands of people marched on Michigan Avenue on May 1,1886, in a campaign to reduce the customary 10- to 12-hour workday to eight hours.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Saturday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The parade featured a flyover by fighter planes above the Kremlin, and soldiers marched on the Red Square, in front of Lenin’s mausoleum.
—Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Tens of thousands of people marched on Michigan Avenue on May 1,1886, in a campaign to reduce the customary 10- to 12-hour workday to eight hours.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Saturday.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The parade featured a flyover by fighter planes above the Kremlin, and soldiers marched on the Red Square, in front of Lenin’s mausoleum.
—Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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