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
But when Alice Paul and Lucy Burns organized the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession and more than 5,000 protesters marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, such a spectacle had never been seen.
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Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 18 June 2026
While paradegoers marched through downtown, there was no confetti raining over the city.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
About 5,000 fans marched to Fenway Park, NBC Boston reported.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Cars waving Algerian flags honked as thousands of fans marched up the street.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The Orange Army marched in Texas.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 June 2026
Thousands of Scottish revelers marched from a public park about a half-mile away from Boston’s 114-year-old baseball stadium and down a street behind the center-field bleachers before filling the bars behind the fabled Green Monster.
—Ken Powtak, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Harris’s parents saw Martin Luther King speak together, protested the Vietnam War, and marched for civil rights pushing their firstborn in a stroller.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 18 June 2026
While paradegoers marched through downtown, there was no confetti raining over the city.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
About 5,000 fans marched to Fenway Park, NBC Boston reported.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Cars waving Algerian flags honked as thousands of fans marched up the street.
—Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The Orange Army marched in Texas.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 16 June 2026
Thousands of Scottish revelers marched from a public park about a half-mile away from Boston’s 114-year-old baseball stadium and down a street behind the center-field bleachers before filling the bars behind the fabled Green Monster.
—Ken Powtak, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Harris’s parents saw Martin Luther King speak together, protested the Vietnam War, and marched for civil rights pushing their firstborn in a stroller.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marched
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As Misiorowski strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of 40,205 rose in unison to cheer for the 24-year-old right-hander in what turned out to be one of the most impressive performances in franchise history.—
Rich Rovito,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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As Misiorowski strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of 40,205 rose in unison to cheer for the 24-year-old right-hander in what turned out to be one of the most impressive performances in franchise history.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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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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Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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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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His symptoms apparently progressed throughout the day on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Benintendi went deep after pinch-hitter Sam Antonacci doubled off Fernando Cruz (4-2).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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News of his upcoming match went viral on Weibo, with the hashtag racking up more than 24 million views.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
18 June 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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“Marched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marched. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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