marches 1 of 3

plural of march
as in borders
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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marches

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noun (2)

plural of march

marches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of march

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Recent Examples of marches
Verb
Advertisement Laura marches over to the butcher shop run by Cherry’s mother Tracey Laine (Karen Henthorn), demanding to know whether Cherry pushed her father. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Mahmoud Khalil marches toward Columbia University after a press conference in New York City on June 22, 2025. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 The front door is ajar, and a cat marches in, pausing for a moment in surprise, her front right paw held in mid-air. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 The total number of universes spawned by inflation, just like the number of parallel universes required to hold all possible outcomes, also tends toward infinity as time marches onward. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marches
Verb
  • Critical to healthy pregnancy outcomes, these hormones provide insights into how a pregnancy progresses.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Several episodes have already released with more coming as the season progresses.
    Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their simple plan goes awry when one of their relatives wants a posh Korean wedding banquet in the heartfelt romantic comedy.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Non-coffee drinkers can opt for the blueberry matcha latte, which goes beautifully with one of the oversized blueberry muffins.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now McMahon may have a say in how beehiiv proceeds in the not-too-distant future.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • As the walk proceeds through what looks like the flat Midwest, onscreen graphics keep us abreast as to how many miles are tallied and the number of days passing.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Charleston doesn’t do seasons the way the rest of America does.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The milestone comes four decades after Roxana Zal, 14, became the youngest female winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or Special in 1984 for Something About Amelia, according to the website for the awards.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Marches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marches. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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