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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was phenomenal in this game, scoring 39 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists.
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Nick Crain, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Trump’s effect on state finances On the campaign trail, Trump threatened to withhold federal wildfire funding if Newsom doesn’t go along with his plan to send water to southern farmlands from Northern California.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
My father often said that Seamus came early into a sense not merely of his talent, but also of the obligations that went along with it.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Another testament to his value, perhaps, but also to a roster construction issue that has proved intractable as the season has gone along — and has intensified in recent weeks.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Nick Crain, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Trump’s effect on state finances On the campaign trail, Trump threatened to withhold federal wildfire funding if Newsom doesn’t go along with his plan to send water to southern farmlands from Northern California.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
My father often said that Seamus came early into a sense not merely of his talent, but also of the obligations that went along with it.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Another testament to his value, perhaps, but also to a roster construction issue that has proved intractable as the season has gone along — and has intensified in recent weeks.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
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As the winter storms progress, more updates are expected from local authorities to guide residents and travelers through potentially dangerous conditions.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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But even a successful appeal would take months, if not years, to progress through the courts.Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement According to Amika Mota, who worked as a firefighter in California’s Chowchilla prison before her release in 2015, during major fires prisoners do a lot of preventive and protective work, like clearing brush or cutting gaps in the vegetation to slow the spread of flames.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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My daughter did a similar thing in the half bath of her new home.Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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The administrator in the group proceeded to draw a chaotic scribble.Nora Herting, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Johnny, her youngest, proceeded to nap for the entire time.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Chelsea boots are a wardrobe staple and the perfect way to march powerfully into the new year.Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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That campaign, which began in 1864, forced thousands of Navajo to march hundreds of miles to Fort Sumner, in what is now eastern New Mexico.Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, terriers and hounds, to name two examples, are wired for chasing prey and may not get along well with cats.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sure, the two men would get along, commiserating over the woes of running a busy emergency department, but there’s enough of a distinction.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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That is when Ricardo Lopez came along, when Kochen was nine years old.Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Once New Year’s Eve comes along, the Capricorn moon encourages you to reflect on your personal and professional investments in 2025.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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So, yes, based on lottery results, potentially even the No. 1 pick in each of those drafts going from the Heat elsewhere.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
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There was hardly a fashionable progressive cause on which Trudeau didn’t go all-in.The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
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El Monte neo-Nazi Joseph Tommasi once ran the whole shebang, but he’d been given the boot by the national HQ, and went off to start his own outfit.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The England forward sustained an injury against Liverpool following a mistimed challenge from Mac Allister and went off with 30 minutes of the 90 to play.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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