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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Since Fiapoto’s arrest in April, things have proceeded at lightning speed for a murder case.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Anderson proceeded to press the emergency button four times, Wallace said.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of proceeded

Verb

Tolbert accomplished a feat done just three times in the modern era.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
As of right now, the case for Monsignor Buh is awaiting confirmation to proceed with the second step, which is the investigation done into the figure’s life.

— Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026

Definition of done

Verb

The decision came before Carney headed to this week’s NATO summit, where allies face pressure to back higher defense spending with concrete plans.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Unlike some folding bikes – including popular models from Brompton and Birdy – which come with small 16-inch wheels, the Tetra gets 20-inchers for greater comfort over a variety of road surfaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

Definition of come

Verb

Architectures that hardwire a single speech provider or bot framework become liabilities the moment something better comes along.

— Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Part of the optional new Self-Sufficiency package, that panel goes about feeding the dual-40-Ah LFP battery system that comes along with it, replacing the standard 92-Ah AGM battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026

Definition of come along

Verb

Sidny Lopes Cabral Sidny Lopes Cabral was another crucial part of the Cape Verde team that progressed from the group stage with three draws.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Blake Snell, who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, progressed to throwing live batting practice on Saturday.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of progressed

Verb

The sweep was Miami’s fifth in 11 series since the start of June, a stretch in which the Marlins have gone 26-8 to catapult up the standings.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Since the audit tool was introduced, multiple departments have announced arrests of officers across the state, signaling a level of misuse that may have previously gone undetected.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of gone

Verb

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
Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

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