march on
phrasal 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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Far from the equatorial lowlands where these swamps formed, polar glaciers steadily marched on the midlatitudes and threatened to take over the entire planet.
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
With other pieces of the NBA free agency puzzle, like Al Horford, still waiting to see where Kuminga lands, the standstill in the Bay Area marches on.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Hundreds gathered for the 54-mile march on March 7, 1965.
—Time, 12 Sep. 2025
On June 14, 1846, rebellious settlers marched on the Mexican garrison at Sonoma.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
With other pieces of the NBA free agency puzzle, like Al Horford, still waiting to see where Kuminga lands, the standstill in the Bay Area marches on.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Hundreds gathered for the 54-mile march on March 7, 1965.
—Time, 12 Sep. 2025
On June 14, 1846, rebellious settlers marched on the Mexican garrison at Sonoma.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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