GONE ALONG Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

gone along

verb

past participle of go along

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 Often, their wives or some combination of their children or siblings have gone along on these trips. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 Martone has quickly proved pretty special as well and hasn't just gone along for the ride in the playoff push — he's tried to drive that train straight into the postseason. — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Ever since the top two seeds reached the state final in 2022, not much has gone along with what’s expected in the Div. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026 She has been increasingly stressed out as her shift has gone along. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 But the Senate hasn’t gone along, choosing to stay committed to the 2018 law that raised the age to 21. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026 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. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 20 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

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Only 10 times since 1992 has the media’s preseason predicted champion proceeded to win the SEC title game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
The exec proceeded to name-check various networks and studio operations, throwing in viewership stats and reach metrics.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of proceeded

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With multiple companies able to utilize general intelligence similarly, what will differentiate your firm from another will be the ability of your model to understand the work that needs to be done.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
There has been some opposition, including from the Mauthausen Committee, Austria’s main Holocaust survivors’ group, which has argued both that a police station is inappropriate and that more should be done to draw attention to Hitler’s crimes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of done

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Even in the prime of his worldwide fame, the legendary jazz saxophonist regularly came home for gigs.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Accessibility Most guests park in a central lot before heading to their cabins—reducing carbon emissions—but two ADA-compliant cabins come with parking spots.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of come

Verb

Before ACTs came along, the malaria parasite was building resistance to the older antimalarials; that resistance massively increased the death toll of malaria.

— Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Kalvin Phillips and Jack Grealish will be moved on if the right options come along.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of come along

Verb

As their relationship has progressed, the couple continue to bring their romance further into the public eye.

— Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Emma, 50, became Bruce’s caregiver as his condition progressed—FTD can cause a loss of motor skills, speech and language issues, and personality changes.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 July 2026

Definition of progressed

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McGonigle, DeBarberie said, was the type of kid who got along with all sorts of crowds.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026

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