MARCHING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

marching

verb

present participle of march

as in striding

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 progressing

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 marching Criston Cole was marching toward his annihilation, and now that march is over. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 July 2026 Tensions escalated Monday when police moved to disperse thousands of protesters marching toward Parliament. — Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026 Tensions escalated after protesters marching toward Parliament were met with a police crackdown earlier in the week, with officers using batons and tear gas to disperse crowds. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Tensions escalated on Monday when police moved to disperse thousands of protesters marching toward Parliament. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 Before the incident, people had celebrated peacefully, marching through the city for hours, dancing to loud music, and cheering the around 80 floats that participated in the parade. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Before the incident, people had celebrated peacefully, marching through the city for hours, dancing to loud music and cheering some 80 floats that participated in the parade. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 On Monday, as CJP representatives held an initial round of talks with a senior government official, police used batons and tear gas in an attempt to stop demonstrators from marching toward the parliament. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 24 July 2026 The sounds of the angry crowd were coming closer—as if an entire marketplace, shouting and bargaining, was marching toward us like a swarm of bees. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

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Verb

The pair of bronzes, designed by James Earle Fraser, each features a nude male figure (one holding a book, the other a bundle of grain) striding next to a Pegasus.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Reed broke from coverage after some light contact and snagged the ball before striding to pay dirt.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

Definition of striding

Verb

Lowering blood pressure — along with regular monitoring — can keep the disease from progressing.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Club sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, say the attacking midfielder is progressing well, having been impressed by his work ethic and approach to recovery.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of progressing

Verb

Chinese institutions have the capabilities and are doing cutting edge work, said Huang.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
The Red Bull Showrun, a live high-speed motorsports demonstration, will feature Formula 1 cars burning out and doing donuts on a roughly half-mile stretch of Hank Aaron Drive.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

In its 4-3 decision, the court rejected a lower court decision that prevented Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel from proceeding with a probe that began four years ago.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Aug. 2026
Hudson then called Wells’ mother Christine, who hadn’t heard from her son either, before proceeding to call the Coast Guard.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of proceeding

Verb

Military analysts believe these capabilities will shape the future of air combat over the coming decades.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
In making decisions, teams figure to factor the NCAA's coming appeal of Sweeney's order and whether to risk bringing back players who could then be declared ineligible if her decision is overturned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

To keep the business going, the family has increasingly turned to restoring old bells, often with the help of modern technologies.

— Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026
The plush foam footbed and deep heel cup feel even better than going barefoot, cradling my feet with every step.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026

Definition of going

Verb

With luck the new Prime Minister’s proposals will go some way towards forging that alliance.

— Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The two immediately bonded over ambient music, tape loops, orchestral composition and drone, forging a friendship that soon extended into touring, live performance and eventually composing together.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 31 July 2026

Definition of forging

Verb

ExxonMobil, which operates the world’s biggest refinery network outside of China, sees the trend advancing for the foreseeable future because about 5 million barrels a day of refining capacity is unable to reach the global market.

— Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
But it’s been accused of falling behind in AI, and its core business might have fewer growth opportunities than a rapidly advancing new technology.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026