1
as in strode
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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as in proceeded
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 marched
Masters of provocation, the Nazi paramilitaries often marched through left-wing neighborhoods, hoping for violent altercations.
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Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The news came as about 300 people marched in a circle in front of the entrance to Coast Guard Island, an artificial island between Oakland and Alameda that houses several major United States Coast Guard commands.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
As one of two tour guides on duty, Bailey marched back inside to her post at the front door to greet the late-arriving guest.
—Jim Beaugez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Amber Massa, 33, of Sterling Heights, marched in Detroit in an inflatable frog costume.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Their hearts broke as Ho Chi Minh’s forces marched into Saigon in 1975.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
My mother picked cotton, marched for everything.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The boisterous throng marched into City Hall, shouting and often drowning out city representatives.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
From there, the 49ers chewed up the clock, marched downfield, and, on third-and-13, Mac Jones delivered a 17-yard completion to McCaffery to the 4-yard line.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Time, 23 Oct. 2025
The news came as about 300 people marched in a circle in front of the entrance to Coast Guard Island, an artificial island between Oakland and Alameda that houses several major United States Coast Guard commands.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
As one of two tour guides on duty, Bailey marched back inside to her post at the front door to greet the late-arriving guest.
—Jim Beaugez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Amber Massa, 33, of Sterling Heights, marched in Detroit in an inflatable frog costume.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Their hearts broke as Ho Chi Minh’s forces marched into Saigon in 1975.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
My mother picked cotton, marched for everything.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
The boisterous throng marched into City Hall, shouting and often drowning out city representatives.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
From there, the 49ers chewed up the clock, marched downfield, and, on third-and-13, Mac Jones delivered a 17-yard completion to McCaffery to the 4-yard line.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marched
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George waved him off and strode through our flat to the balcony.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Noone, recognizing him as White, strode over.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Just nine hours before the polls closed on Election Day in New York City, Zohran Mamdani walked into a crowded room full of dozens of NYC content creators and proceeded to answer a non-stop barrage of questions on everything from housing policy to childcare and LGBTQ rights.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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His apology seemed to have been accepted by the cast, who forgave Mel and proceeded with the competition.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lobbying expenditures from firms linked to the Chinese PLA have intensified as deliberations in Congress have progressed surrounding the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual piece of legislation designed to fund America’s military and deal broadly with national security matters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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But as the year progressed, confidence returned, driven in part by the power of these digitally native generations.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Marched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marched. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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