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
The Legislature, with the agreement of Gov. Hochul (who unfortunately went along), betrayed the New York public and put off for another two years any limits on legislators’ outside income, a pernicious corrupting practice.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The sectoral changes go along with a slowing economy.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Embracing the moment, Reeves was captured throwing up rock-'n'-roll signs with his hands and going along with the bit.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 June 2025
Accounts of Jewish congregational life in Berlin are mixed with detailed descriptions of the awkwardness and lust that go along with living inside a female teenage body.
—Troy McMullen, ABC News, 8 June 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The sectoral changes go along with a slowing economy.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Embracing the moment, Reeves was captured throwing up rock-'n'-roll signs with his hands and going along with the bit.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 June 2025
Accounts of Jewish congregational life in Berlin are mixed with detailed descriptions of the awkwardness and lust that go along with living inside a female teenage body.
—Troy McMullen, ABC News, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
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Officials, though, have insisted for months that talks are progressing with trading partners such as India, Japan and Vietnam but have not made any announcements.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
29 June 2025
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Most patients survive between two to five years after diagnosis, losing control of their muscles as the neurodegenerative condition progresses.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Immigrant advocates are vowing to fight to ensure birthright citizenship remains the law as the Republican president tries to do away with more than a century of precedent.—
Tim Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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While the audience members could still speak on the item about to be deferred, Rodriguez said, doing so would mean the public wouldn’t have the chance to address commissioners if the item ever came up for an actual vote at a future meeting.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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This is the base of solid, simple rules that the company needs in order to proceed carefully and safely in the AI environment, respecting the company’s needs for security and data privacy.—
Kathleen Hurley,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Aira, Matthew’s best friend, won enough of them over for the boondoggle to proceed: What had the group been, in this last decade or so, but an ailing patient, every so often given new breath by a company member’s ministrations—a lifelong ambition for a part, for example?—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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Parade participants march in the LA Pride Parade on Hollywood Blvd.—
Neha Chandrachud,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Skokie’s downtown parade steps off at noon at Oakton College on Lincoln Avenue on July 4, marches northwest to Niles Center Road, north to Oakton and east to Oakton Park.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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While most dogs can be trained to live with other canines, those that belong to the same breed have a higher chance of getting along.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Also, unlike her mother, Ariana is getting along great with the Burruss on her cast.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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That is, until Plato came along and decided that body and mind were two different entities.—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The earlier 6-3 Tennessee ruling on June 18 came along ideological lines in U.S. v. Skrmetti, and effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by the Trump administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Days after the Iran nuclear deal went into effect in 2016, an Iranian official predicted at Davos that lifting sanctions on the country could usher in 8% annual economic growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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The transponders onboard Relay 2 stopped responding to radio signals in June 1967, after which point the satellite went silent—until last June.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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The plot splits the team up, with Riker (Jonathan Frakes) leading efforts to ensure the flight goes off without a hitch.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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The other parents didn’t let their kids go off in the neighborhood on their own.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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