1
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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2
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
The triumph — which frustrated a British attempt to split the American colonies in half by marching down the Hudson Valley to New York City — radically shifted momentum in the Revolutionary War and encouraged France to enter the conflict as an American ally.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
People were marching shoulder to shoulder against this mass of security apparatus, with all the tear gas.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
But everyday people expressed their political outrage time and again, throwing rocks at and demolishing the houses of government officials, torching the king’s ships and forts and, eventually, marching to battle.
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Robert Parkinson,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The bill was the only major piece of legislation to pass during a five-day special session that began with protesters marching in the street to oppose a Republican push to redraw Georgia’s political maps for the 2028 election cycle.
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David Wickert,
AJC.com,
23 June 2026
Check out the video footage of the Tartan Army marching through the streets of Little Havana on the way to the game.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The floodgates for super PAC spending were thus opened and corporations and the super wealthy came marching in.
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Richard J. Davis,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
At a time when the average new vehicle transaction price continues marching toward absurdity (roughly $51,000 now), that affordability matters.
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New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
People were marching shoulder to shoulder against this mass of security apparatus, with all the tear gas.
—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
But everyday people expressed their political outrage time and again, throwing rocks at and demolishing the houses of government officials, torching the king’s ships and forts and, eventually, marching to battle.
—
Robert Parkinson,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
The bill was the only major piece of legislation to pass during a five-day special session that began with protesters marching in the street to oppose a Republican push to redraw Georgia’s political maps for the 2028 election cycle.
—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
23 June 2026
Check out the video footage of the Tartan Army marching through the streets of Little Havana on the way to the game.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The floodgates for super PAC spending were thus opened and corporations and the super wealthy came marching in.
—
Richard J. Davis,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
At a time when the average new vehicle transaction price continues marching toward absurdity (roughly $51,000 now), that affordability matters.
—
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marching
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At around the same time down in London, England’s vice-captain Harry Brook was striding to the crease to join Root at 40-3.
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Before Kaia Gerber and Olivia Rodrigo became inseparable from their Repetto ballet pumps, Gainsbourg was striding around in the brand’s lace-up Zizi style–now the shoe of choice for art school girls (and a certain Marc Jacobs).
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Debate over Arnold’s motivation also still occurs, with some pointing to his own disillusionment with how the war was progressing.
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Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, just needs to win to stand any chance of progressing out of the group after picking up just one point so far this tournament.
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Called up Thursday after signing as a free agent in April after recovering from March 2025 shoulder surgery, Grove made a memorable Rays debut — and was awarded the win for doing so.
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The Orioles aren't reinventing the wheel by doing that.
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The rules mandate that officers come to a complete stop and confirm the right-of-way before proceeding through a red signal, even during emergency responses.
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Don’t be timid; get the crust good and wet before proceeding.
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With how rapidly healthcare organizations are relying on AI applications, data federation and new tools that are being intricately weaved through core data streams, the number of cybersecurity incidents is sure to increase in the coming decade.
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Bauhs has plans to hit 10 new stadiums in the coming college football stadium, which would put him at 135 out of 138.
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Both political factions’ cronies continually flatter and lie to them about how things are going.
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Syd was always going places, but Richie and Tina — and, of course, the fabulous Fak brothers, Neil (Matty Matheson) and Ted (Ricky Staffieri) — were the miracles of the piece.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration responded to a home on the 400 block of West Chew Avenue on Thursday afternoon for an investigation of a person who was allegedly forging government documents, according to law enforcement sources.
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She is accused of fraudulently representing that the practice was owned by a licensed dentist in order to enroll with Medicaid and forging a licensed dentist’s signature on enrollment paperwork, prosecutors said.
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That will certainly help improve its chances of advancing to the knockout round.
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Tunisia, which entered the match having already been eliminated from any chance of advancing to the knockout stage, had pockets of fans wearing red and white.
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“Marching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marching. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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