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
Timberview marched down the field before Steven Hall found Trysten Shaw in the corner of the end zone to put the Wolves back in front.
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Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Rojas appeared in four postseason games in 2024 as the Dodgers marched to the World Series and defeated the New York Yankees, giving Rojas his first championship ring.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Under its banner, protesters marched through Main Street demanding a ceasefire following Israel’s relentless bombing of Gaza after Hamas killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages on October 7, 2023.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Women’s rights rolled back, and a new pronatalism—republican motherhood for the 21st century—marched forward.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
By the Revolutionary War’s conclusion, the king’s troops had marched through the streets of every major North American city.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday night, hundreds of people marched in downtown Chicago to protest the deployment of the troops and the presence of ICE.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
On the very next series, Jacksonville marched down the field enabled by a third-and-15 pass-interference penalty on Jaylen Watson, Lawrence’s two longest runs of the season (16 and 14 yards) and his pass attempt for Tim Patrick that went off the hands of three Chiefs defenders.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Spain, with demonstrations expected in Italy and Portugal.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
Rojas appeared in four postseason games in 2024 as the Dodgers marched to the World Series and defeated the New York Yankees, giving Rojas his first championship ring.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Under its banner, protesters marched through Main Street demanding a ceasefire following Israel’s relentless bombing of Gaza after Hamas killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages on October 7, 2023.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Women’s rights rolled back, and a new pronatalism—republican motherhood for the 21st century—marched forward.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
By the Revolutionary War’s conclusion, the king’s troops had marched through the streets of every major North American city.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday night, hundreds of people marched in downtown Chicago to protest the deployment of the troops and the presence of ICE.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
On the very next series, Jacksonville marched down the field enabled by a third-and-15 pass-interference penalty on Jaylen Watson, Lawrence’s two longest runs of the season (16 and 14 yards) and his pass attempt for Tim Patrick that went off the hands of three Chiefs defenders.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Spain, with demonstrations expected in Italy and Portugal.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marched
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At Quantico last week, the president and secretary of war strode into a hall packed with generals and admirals, stars glittering on shoulders.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer strode to the scene as armed officers raced past him.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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The company has previously settled some of those claims but has not struck a nationwide settlement, so many lawsuits over mesothelioma have proceeded to trial in state courts in recent months.—
Reuters 14 hr ago,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fallon then proceeded to blow their minds with some facts and figures about the hit soundtrack, which has been on the Billboard 200 album charts for 15 weeks so far.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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As time progressed, those methods were not ideal for timing modern transportation, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The disease progressed to Alzheimer’s dementia in 2023.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
8 Oct. 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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Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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