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
This indicates that the magnetic field is not merely going along for the ride but is actively guiding and accelerating the escaping material.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
People who won’t go along with breaking the law are being shown the door.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Everyone but Paul just goes along for the ride.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jimmy and Adam went along with 1,900 others to the north-east — that’s devotion — and saw Boro score after nine, 28, and 42 minutes to lead 3-0 at half-time.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
People who won’t go along with breaking the law are being shown the door.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Everyone but Paul just goes along for the ride.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Jimmy and Adam went along with 1,900 others to the north-east — that’s devotion — and saw Boro score after nine, 28, and 42 minutes to lead 3-0 at half-time.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
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But Hewitt said that confidence has grown as the season has progressed.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the game progressed and a snowstorm descended on Denver in the fourth quarter, the field became obscured by a blanket of white.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Gates bought the Xanadu land in 1988 for just $2 million—then proceeded to pour about $63 million into the property, which has 24 bathrooms, but oddly just seven bedrooms.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The arrest and arraignment of Burns initially proceeded as the law intended.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Footage obtained by affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles showed students marching down the street, waving large Mexican flags and signs while toting backpacks.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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More than 500 students carrying signs and draped in flags gathered at the intersection of Aliso and Los Angeles streets and marched to the jail, where a swarm of police stood behind yellow caution tape.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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And people are still very much interested in it, and if the two women still get along.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Feb. 2026
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Pratt, who is the author of two books on wildlife and holds lectures on getting along with the natural world, said there is something bigger at stake than removing mountain lions from the Santa Monica or Santa Ana mountains.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sachs pointed out how if Lennar hadn’t submitted a proposal to build on Boca Lago, another developer could have come along and done the same thing.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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What sounds like a tremendously tough sit is, in fact, one of the most rewarding, cathartic, and unexpectedly romantic pieces of cinema to come along in decades.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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As court proceedings have begun, some of those documents will be coming unsealed, including the affidavit.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Any future erosion would have to come overwhelmingly from one of two places.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Substitutions will always be scrutinised by supporters when results go badly.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Michael Hicks weighs in on how a copy‑paste bill has lawmakers going after degrees Indiana doesn’t even offer in his latest op-ed.—
Kurtcia Collazo,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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