1
as in to stride
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement
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as in tempo
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Recent Examples of pace
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The walk should take place at either 6 a.m. or 6 p.m. and include a six-minute warm-up and six-minute cool-down at a slower pace.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Aug. 2025
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Spike Lee’s mastery in joining the protagonist’s dramatic emotional beats with the uptick of musical tempo illuminates the filmmaker’s intuitive skill of hearing story pacing in music.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Yet the stock market rally was put on pause on Thursday after Producer Price Index data for July showed that wholesale inflation rose at its fastest monthly pace in three years.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The walk should take place at either 6 a.m. or 6 p.m. and include a six-minute warm-up and six-minute cool-down at a slower pace.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
As physical exertion can also exacerbate symptoms, Murray noted that patients must pace themselves.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Spike Lee’s mastery in joining the protagonist’s dramatic emotional beats with the uptick of musical tempo illuminates the filmmaker’s intuitive skill of hearing story pacing in music.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pace
Verb
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The stage blocking is half-baked at best — performers constantly stride across the stage quite determinedly but for no apparent purpose — and the script occasionally comes off overwritten, as if actors are reciting words the writer thought would be read, not spoken aloud.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
1 Aug. 2025
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Shailene Woodley, making her first return to Comic-Con in nearly a decade, strode in to a proper hero's welcome, embracing her costar and showrunner for the first time since her season 2 casting was exclusively announced by Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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But the American began to lose her serve as the set progressed.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Symptoms progress to stiff neck and seizures, as well as cognitive symptoms, like confusion and hallucinations.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The coaching staff has praised how quickly he's picked up the playbook and adjusted to the tempo of the Southeastern Conference brand of football.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Cost of Success Israel’s devastating campaigns against a wide range of groups and its efforts to subdue Palestinians have, so far, been effective, but sustaining these efforts requires a high operational tempo that is draining the country.—
DANIEL BYMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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One such group of 50 marched so that 30 of them formed the vertical part, and 20 the horizontal part of a gigantic white cross.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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Top officials—including Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, National Assembly head Jorge Rodríguez and Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez—marched alongside loyalists, public workers, and motorcyclist groups in defiant displays following the U.S. announcement of the unprecedented bounty.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Downtown Louisville, like cities across the country, has struggled with high office vacancy rate amid changing workplace trends.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Miami Hurricanes have a long history of producing tight ends who have strong college careers and then proceed to the NFL.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tate didn't budge and Hall proceeded to put on stunning displays of GOP unity.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But Edwards also thinks that the record’s longevity boils down to his unique combination of speed and lightness down the runway, reminiscent of a stone skipping gracefully across a pond.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some schools are innovating at speed, but whether the majority are ready to do that remains to be seen.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pace. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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