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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as in processions
forward movement in time or place
the march of time
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as in strides
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 progresses
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 marches
Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Hurricanes score on opening drive Miami marches down the field on its opening drive, with Carson Beck’s 8-yard pass to freshman and former West Broward standout Josh Moore resulting in a touchdown.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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
Enter Thiel, who marches into South Park Elementary and lays down the law with the faculty about the possible cult the kids are obsessed over.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
President Donald Trump‘s deployments of the National Guard to protect federal officials and assets in California, Oregon, and Illinois have faced several lawsuits and a variety of rulings as the issue marches through federal courts.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Hurricanes score on opening drive Miami marches down the field on its opening drive, with Carson Beck’s 8-yard pass to freshman and former West Broward standout Josh Moore resulting in a touchdown.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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
Enter Thiel, who marches into South Park Elementary and lays down the law with the faculty about the possible cult the kids are obsessed over.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marches
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Football watchers are stacking up losses on their betting slips and fantasy records, but after every one of these aesthetically bankrupt displays, Nick Sirianni strides to the podium as coach of an undefeated team.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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On a crowded street, Morejón strides up to the man and pummels him to the ground.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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As the book progresses, some of the children in the photographs are older and more in control of their outward expression, but scraps of strangeness or incongruity always peek through.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Many things can and will transpire as the season progresses.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Queen of All Hallows' Eve — who not only throws an all-out shindig for her famous friends but also notoriously goes for broke with her costumes, too — spent all day posting hints about this year's look ahead of the big reveal.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Wild’s power play goes scoreless The Wild gave up a power-play goal in the third period and went 0 for 4 on the power play with three shots on goal, including two scoreless ones in the first period with a chance to extend their lead.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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And as the play proceeds, those characters commit, ever more intensely, to their peculiarities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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The outcome will determine whether the case proceeds to trial or if Grogan will be sent to a federal medical facility for further evaluation and treatment until deemed competent.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ana Moss, though legally blind, does things many folks with vision can’t.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Hemsworth gets one big monologue, describing a nightmare in which Ciri is happily dancing with Death, and does a fine job with it.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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The incident comes amid growing scrutiny of the aggressive tactics used by Border Patrol and ICE, including against US citizens.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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As the fintech sector comes roaring back, companies like Ramp and Stripe have dominated headlines with eye-popping funding rounds and rapid growth.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Marches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marches. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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