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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone along
Verb
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But deployment of its planned 5,500-member contingent, composed largely of military personnel, has proceeded slowly.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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The other customer, Jack Ellison, then proceeded to walk over and complimented her set of wheels.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Verb
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There is plenty of hard work still to be done, but the raw ingredients are invariably on show to at least some degree.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Hamlin — who has seen a friendship with Jordan get struck up into a partnership to form this race team, his legacy once his driving career is done — offered a final word.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Starmer, who is likely to face a leadership challenge in the coming weeks, said people rightly expected action.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Chevalier is seeking that salary and the power that comes along with it.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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But the World Cup comes along every four years.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Tunisia have qualified for the World Cup on six occasions but have never progressed beyond the group stage.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The aircraft progressed from first flight to autonomous precision airdrop capability within eight months.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
Verb
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When some of your books have been adapted to film or television, the plots have often gone off in whole different directions.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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Instead, notifications on many phones within the audience had gone off with the news that the Wizards had just traded for Davis.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Several photos and videos of her strutting down the runway at PrettyLittleThing’s Miami Swim Week event have gone viral, sparking conversation about her transformation.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
11 June 2026
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Thankfully, the in-room fax machines that were the bane of Bob Harris’ existence are long gone, too.—
Carrie Bell,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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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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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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