1
as in strode
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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as in progressed
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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Recent Examples of paced
The gameplay was extremely fast-paced, with a relatively quick time to kill and very smooth frame rate — while also looking fantastic on my RTX 5090 desktop.
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Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The editing speeds up as the sequence draws to a close, paced by a score by the modernist composer and author Paul Bowles, whom Latouche recruited to the project.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Another, wearing a mask, paced the halls.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
Yet the production is well-cast and beautifully paced and structured.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The editing speeds up as the sequence draws to a close, paced by a score by the modernist composer and author Paul Bowles, whom Latouche recruited to the project.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Another, wearing a mask, paced the halls.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
Yet the production is well-cast and beautifully paced and structured.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paced
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The child was nowhere to be seen on Wednesday as her father strode down the red carpet at Tiananmen Square ahead of Xi’s military parade.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Loeffler stood on the sideline as Hurts strode onto the practice field for one more goal-to-go sequence before training camp ended.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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That changed as the game progressed and Sands kept gaining big chunks of yardage on a cold day in Lawrence.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, the cancer had not yet progressed past her pelvis into her more distant lymph nodes or organs elsewhere.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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North Crowley took the opening kick of the second half, and Harris marched the Panthers 67 yards for a score.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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After the speeches on the Capitol steps, the crowd marched to 8th Street and then back toward the Capitol.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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That driver proceeded through anyway, striking Carlson, according to the Eagle Police Department.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trump has since proceeded to host Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on August 15.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Paced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paced. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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