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 However, human-like robots with blank faces and steel legs won’t be marching onto assembly lines anytime soon. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Each academic school hosts their own ceremony, with students attending various departments — plus deans and senior leadership — all clad in their cardinal and gold regalia, marching behind their banners across the campus. — Staff Report, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Central Park became a battlefield with artillery smoke, marching troops, and cannon fire. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 According to a July Washington Post–IPSOS poll, the Iran war is now as unpopular among Americans as the Vietnam war was in its sixth year, but Americans are unlikely to be marching in the streets about it anytime soon. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 Kavanagh alleged that Sky retaliated by terminating her contract and marching her out of the building. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 Students at Willa Cather Elementary School hold their fists up to protest school closures as thousands gather at Union Park before marching to Grant Park for the May Day march on May 1, 2025, in Chicago. — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 His run for governor marked his full leap into politics after gaining national attention for marching with protesters following the death of George Floyd and speaking at the Democratic National Convention in 2024. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Likewise, in January, Disney's former chief executive Bob Iger hinted at the park's location in an Instagram post of him striding along the beach on Yas Island.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of striding

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Ryan Weathers might have avoided a serious elbow injury, and Max Fried is progressing from his own elbow issue.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Bell, Miami’s third-round pick who is recovering from a November knee injury that included ACL and MCL damage, continues steadily progressing toward a possible early-season appearance.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of progressing

Verb

While doing so has helped millions of individuals access the power of electronics, the shrinking size of transistors is presenting problems at mass manufacturing scales.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Alicia McCalla, 56, a fiction writer who has been doing voice work for five years out of her home in Atlanta, decided to ignore union suggestions and clone her voice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

Watson added another regrettable chapter to his legacy by proceeding to bemoan his treatment by the crowd at Huntington Bank Field following Saturday's outing.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
This engine issue seems unlikely to be the cause of the delay, however, as China had been proceeding toward launch in recent days.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of proceeding

Verb

That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
But the war in Ukraine has been coming ever closer to home for many Russians, hitting them squarely in the pocketbooks.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

The antlers grew off to the sides of the deer’s head instead of going upward, which contributed to the wide inside spread and long beams.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Shortly after exiting, Hawley complained of feeling lightheaded before slumping to the ground and going unconscious.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

The demonstration marked an early step toward using additive manufacturing for components traditionally produced through forging.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Gia and Stella recently joined Damon at the Odyssey premiere in Seoul—meanwhile, their older sisters have begun forging their own paths away from home.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of forging

Verb

The research itself remains focused on advancing the underlying science of transition-metal photophysics and the ability to design materials with specific optical behavior.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is a standard-bearer for mobile AI, serving consumers, guiding Android partners, and advancing Google's AI ambitions.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026