as in proceeded
to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of gone along
This time, Attorney General Pam Bondi has gone along with efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James—but the department handled the cases so sloppily that a district court has already thrown them out.
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Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The House has passed similar measures in recent years, but the Senate has not gone along.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
The 49ers have gotten healthier on offense as the season has gone along.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
And Manning has improved as the season has gone along, but he’s hardly played to the level the preseason hype (and his name) would have suggested.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
As time has gone along, the members’ quest to discover and explore new musical landscapes, onstage and in the studio, has only grown.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Even in cases where Republican presidents have attempted to cut back on research for budgetary reasons, Republicans in Congress haven't gone along, in many cases joining with Democrats to provide science agencies with budget increases.
—ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The House has passed similar measures in recent years, but the Senate has not gone along.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
The 49ers have gotten healthier on offense as the season has gone along.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
And Manning has improved as the season has gone along, but he’s hardly played to the level the preseason hype (and his name) would have suggested.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
As time has gone along, the members’ quest to discover and explore new musical landscapes, onstage and in the studio, has only grown.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Even in cases where Republican presidents have attempted to cut back on research for budgetary reasons, Republicans in Congress haven't gone along, in many cases joining with Democrats to provide science agencies with budget increases.
—ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone along
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As the weekend proceeded, some prominent MAGA media writers and hosts pointed out the contradictions and added skepticism about the government’s claims.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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The group breezed through Morgan’s study, where the walls were covered in red silk damask, and proceeded to the library.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Holtmann’s mission, of course, was to change that through winning, something DePaul rarely has done this century.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The scenic designer is Brian Prather, who has done many TheaterWorks Hartford shows in the past and once held the title of resident designer and design coordinator there.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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The big moment comes amid the HBO Max drama's breakout success and after the pair was photographed out together several times on Globes weekend.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The killings came amid a wave of bloody violence tied to drug trafficking and organized crime, which has surged across Ecuador in recent years.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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Offshore wind also came along with the promise to provide jobs in several shoreline communities in Connecticut.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Both reactors progressed rapidly compared with earlier nuclear projects in China.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Bassist Preston Shrewbridge was encouraged to play louder and tougher as the song progressed, counter to some of country’s more standard recordings.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 25-year-old appears to have gone off the boil, and has been jeered by fans at the Bernabeu on more than one occasion this season.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Louisville, Kentucky — The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a panicked video call from his chief financial officer.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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That era of the hip-hop mogul is largely gone.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Few in Nottingham wanted Steve Cooper gone, but hiring Nuno proved wise.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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No history of the United States would tell a story in which the federal government and the states have always got along.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Early indications are that Schoen and Harbaugh got along extremely well during the Giants’ courtship and that the GM will be retained after showing as much enthusiasm as anyone for this hire.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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