as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
when it was first built, this castle protected what was then the country's northern march
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as in procession
forward movement in time or place
the march of time
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1
as in to stride
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute
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Recent Examples of march
Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Designing Technologies That Empower And Unite Necessity is the mother of invention, and invention fuels the march of progress, so its potential to address inequalities is immense.
—Haroldo Jacobovicz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Some of the most important protests are taking place in Tel Aviv, where last week Israelis marched in Habima Square in opposition to the Gaza conflict.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
As the march to WrestleMania continues, other stories break through regarding beloved wrestlers from the past.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Designing Technologies That Empower And Unite Necessity is the mother of invention, and invention fuels the march of progress, so its potential to address inequalities is immense.
—Haroldo Jacobovicz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Anna is a free spirit who marches to the beat of her own drum.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Some of the most important protests are taking place in Tel Aviv, where last week Israelis marched in Habima Square in opposition to the Gaza conflict.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for march
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The stage blocking is half-baked at best — performers constantly stride across the stage quite determinedly but for no apparent purpose — and the script occasionally comes off overwritten, as if actors are reciting words the writer thought would be read, not spoken aloud.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
1 Aug. 2025
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Shailene Woodley, making her first return to Comic-Con in nearly a decade, strode in to a proper hero's welcome, embracing her costar and showrunner for the first time since her season 2 casting was exclusively announced by Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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But the American began to lose her serve as the set progressed.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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There’s been more and more to like out of 2025’s Mr. Irrelevant as the summer has progressed.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Sudanese army soldiers parade in the streets of eastern Sudan's city of Gedaref on August 14, 2025 to mark the 71st anniversary of the formation of the Sudanese army.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Don’t the judges just parade you around, then poke, prod and grope you?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Tate didn't budge and Hall proceeded to put on stunning displays of GOP unity.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Miami Hurricanes have a long history of producing tight ends who have strong college careers and then proceed to the NFL.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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The order came in a lawsuit filed last week against the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of Sergio Alberto Barco Mercado, a Peruvian immigrant swept up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, on Aug. 8, which seeks class-action status.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Romeo and his family, as well as a second family also wrongly deported by ICE under similar circumstances on April 25, according to the National Immigration Project, Gibson Dunn, Most & Associates, and Ware Immigration, groups representing the case.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Preston went missing for the first time in 1990, McCollum said.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/march. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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