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
Or to Martin Luther King, whose birthday America will (largely pretend) to honor next week, and everyone who marched with him while facing down hoses and dogs and the batons of cops.
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Saquon Barkley hit an explosive run, and the Eagles marched down the field in 2024 style.
—Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
When one man tried to run, an officer put him in a chokehold and later marched him out, bloodied, to a waiting SUV.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
At a protest in Flint, the largest city in Genesee County, Swanson removed his riot gear and marched alongside demonstrators.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Thousands of people marched Saturday in Minneapolis, where Homeland Security called its deployment of immigration officers in the Twin Cities its biggest ever immigration enforcement operation.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Some who marched carried signs of Good as well as others who have been killed by ICE agents or died while in ICE custody.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Several people with megaphones spoke from the bed of a pickup truck as the group marched down East Lake Avenue.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
From there, thousands marched through nearby neighborhoods before converging on the street where Good died Wednesday morning.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Saquon Barkley hit an explosive run, and the Eagles marched down the field in 2024 style.
—Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
When one man tried to run, an officer put him in a chokehold and later marched him out, bloodied, to a waiting SUV.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
At a protest in Flint, the largest city in Genesee County, Swanson removed his riot gear and marched alongside demonstrators.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Thousands of people marched Saturday in Minneapolis, where Homeland Security called its deployment of immigration officers in the Twin Cities its biggest ever immigration enforcement operation.
—Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Some who marched carried signs of Good as well as others who have been killed by ICE agents or died while in ICE custody.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Several people with megaphones spoke from the bed of a pickup truck as the group marched down East Lake Avenue.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
From there, thousands marched through nearby neighborhoods before converging on the street where Good died Wednesday morning.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marched
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The president strode into office with a promise to turn the page on America’s decades of foreign entanglements.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Ironically, the biggest chance of the game came from his replacement, Josko Gvardiol, who strode forward unmarked to meet a cross that was excellently saved by Robin Roefs, finding himself in the penalty area on multiple occasions after coming on.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Sacramento police diverted traffic from N Street between Fifth and Sixth streets downtown as the march proceeded, Gamble said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Government troops launched an armored offensive on Thursday, with conflicting reports of how the fight proceeded.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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During the few months work was allowed to resume, construction progressed to around 87% completion, according to the developers’ legal filings.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Danila Yurov scored for Minnesota in the second period, as the Wild went without a regulation win on their three-game homestand, and are now 1-3-2 in their last half-dozen.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Jan. 2026
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Boston got points on two of its first three possessions of the game — a pair of rare two-point makes by Hauser, who takes 90% of his shots from 3-point range — then went cold for nearly five straight minutes.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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