advance on

idiom

: to approach usually in order to attack
Enemy soldiers are advancing on the city.

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Recent Examples on the Web The live shows will begin with four weeks of quarterfinals, in which 11 acts will take the stage but only three will advance on based on America's vote. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024 Merchant even paid the apparent hitmen $5,000 as an advance on the assassinations before making plans to leave the country when the killings took place, officials said. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024 Possessed with a razor-sharp wit, Lincoln once hurled this famous zinger at George B. McClellan after the overly cautious general-in-chief for the Union army failed to advance on Confederate forces. John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024 Tickets are priced at $50 in advance on Friday ($60 day of) and $55 on Saturday in advance ($65 day of). Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for advance on 

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“Advance on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advance%20on. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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