as in to progress
to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of go along
His instant outside threat quickly neutralized Highland Park’s doubling efforts on defense allowing Lomax and Howard to navigate the game easier as the game went along.
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Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
The problem with polls The consensus view among observers is that a small minority of Russians oppose the war, a slightly larger minority enthusiastically support the war, and the majority passively go along with what the state is doing.
—Elizaveta Gaufman, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2026
That means visitors get access to world-class skiing—and the lively après scene that goes along with it—with little traffic on the roads or in the lift lines.
—Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
And that, going along with his offensive capabilities, makes a pretty good player.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
The problem with polls The consensus view among observers is that a small minority of Russians oppose the war, a slightly larger minority enthusiastically support the war, and the majority passively go along with what the state is doing.
—Elizaveta Gaufman, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2026
That means visitors get access to world-class skiing—and the lively après scene that goes along with it—with little traffic on the roads or in the lift lines.
—Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
And that, going along with his offensive capabilities, makes a pretty good player.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
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The project has also progressed at an unusually rapid pace for American nuclear development.—
David Szondy
March 08,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Legislature has moved slowly on many bills, with some debated at length and progressing through one chamber only to be stalled in the other.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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However, that advantage didn’t last long because Jalen Suggs drilled a 3-pointer five seconds later.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Opposition leaders like former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, adjusting to the public mood, are doing Netanyahu’s international outreach for him.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The assessment led analysts at the CIA, the State Department and the Pentagon all to advise the White House against proceeding with the operation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The committee, which meets every three months, agreed to discuss at its next meeting whether to make Carlsbad or Oceanside the lead agency in obtaining the permits needed from government agencies as the project proceeds.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members march during a rally in Tehran in 2022.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cheers rang out in the streets of Tehran before the dust of surgical strikes had settled, gatherings that stood in stark contrast to the mass protests of just two months ago, when students and citizens marched against the regime in desperation, at the risk of their lives.—
Lily Moayeri,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Both plants get along in a sunny garden with soil that drains well.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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He is disillusioned by the inability of people -- most of whom have been through revolutions and discrimination themselves -- to get along.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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At the same time that AI agents might come along and just abstract this whole thing into some bot boiler room.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Now viewers can come along for that ride.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Mar. 2026
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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But of course, a Democratic lawmaker could still go rogue and force a Gonzales expulsion vote on their own.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Collin Sexton came of the bench to score 28 points for the Bulls (26-38), who have lost 16 of 19 after going 23-22 to start the season.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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