march 1 of 3

as in border
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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march

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noun (2)

march

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verb

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Noun
The Gators are too talented and too deep to be denied a shot at representing the West Region in the Final Four, and the Terps’ march through the NCAA Tournament ends 3,000 miles away from home. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025 Yet the way that recent works of fiction portray this conflict often feels remarkably familiar, playing into an old idea of the countryside as a remnant bound to be destroyed by the march of progress. Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie becomes his hometown’s hype man The TK: The Harem of Elon Musk The L.A. Times Special: More immigrants opt to self-deport rather than risk being marched out like criminals Until next week, George Skelton — Was this newsletter forwarded to you? George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 Ramsdale will surely go marching back next season, even if the Saints will not. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for march
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Verb
  • About 10 minutes later, Geragos strode back into the courtroom, directed his team to the door and walked out, with about 20 of the Menendez relatives and Erik Menendez's wife -- who all support the brothers -- following suit.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Nathan was close behind, striding methodically, and Seraphine trailed him in her bare feet, struggling to keep up, surveillance camera footage showed.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The 36-year-old, 14-year veteran — in the fifth year of his six-season, $90 million contract — had been on a rehab assignment since last week and was progressing in impressive fashion, stroking six hits including a home run in 10 at-bats.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • After progressing into the Champions League semi-finals, Arsenal have already banked around £100m.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The British actress joined the likes of Sofia Coppola, Lupita Nyong’o, Margaret Qualley and Ananya Panday in flocking to the landmark Villa d’Este hotel here, which Chanel secured as its exclusive venue to parade its cruise 2026 collection.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • While Khalifa paraded around the stage, blunt in hand, tossing large, plastic makeshift joints into the crowd, the crowd was primed for the headliner himself, Chris Brown.
    Kenneth Williams, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Another legal challenge to Trump's order brought by 19 Democratic state attorneys general in federal court in Massachusetts is proceeding separately, though the government has asked for that case to be moved to Washington, D.C., to be consolidated with the one before Kollar-Kotelly.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
  • That said, proceed with a little common sense here.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The case, originally filed in 2012, accused Sutter of attempting to amass monopoly power in northern California through all-or-nothing contracts, requiring insurers to include all of its hospitals and physician groups in health plans.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Feldstein Soto said the UCLA Police Department referred 245 arrests and all were declined for filing due to insufficient evidence.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After the Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards poked the proverbial bear, Doncic turned his game up a notch, scoring 31 points to go with 12 rebounds and nine assists (on a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line) to give the Lakers a 94-85 victory in Game 2, evening the series.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
  • And then, all of the sudden, the girlfriend’s gone.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Svalbard is governed by a 1920 treaty that gives over 40 countries, including Russia, China and the U.S., equal rights to live and do business there.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • When done thoughtfully, personalization drives loyalty.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/march. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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