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as in marched
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
Director Liz Diamond makes sure the comedy is clean and colorful and fast-paced and very funny.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
They were paced in scoring by mainstay Travis Konecny and newcomer Trevor Zegras, who was acquired from the Ducks in a June trade.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
On the last day of Texhibition, as some manufacturers paced themselves through a packed schedule of buyer meetings, others complained about the drop in visitors because of the Iran conflict.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
Center fielder Kayden Henry paced the team with three RBIs and three runs, and Leighann Goode, Jaycie Nichols and Kaiah Altmeyer each had two hits.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
They were paced in scoring by mainstay Travis Konecny and newcomer Trevor Zegras, who was acquired from the Ducks in a June trade.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
On the last day of Texhibition, as some manufacturers paced themselves through a packed schedule of buyer meetings, others complained about the drop in visitors because of the Iran conflict.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 16 Mar. 2026
Center fielder Kayden Henry paced the team with three RBIs and three runs, and Leighann Goode, Jaycie Nichols and Kaiah Altmeyer each had two hits.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paced
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Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Both women were the daughters of organizers who had marched in rallies alongside Chávez, according to the Times.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The philosopher progressed—odd word!—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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However, the very fact that these reports feel too routine to cover is a testament to how far climate change has progressed, even just in the past decade.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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But when members of the Los Angeles Police Department strode onto the campus of Studio City’s Harvard-Westlake School, the sun was glinting once again on the surface of its pool, a 50-meter beauty that had been shipped all the way from Mantua, Italy, in 2012.—
Deanna Kizis,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
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When the day came, the President strode to the safe and began his brief remarks.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Altman and other OpenAI executives have for years stressed that compute is a major bottleneck for the company, which has proceeded to raise astronomical sums of cash, including $110 billion earlier this year, with $50 billion coming from Amazon.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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He was rammed in overtime by Preds left winger Filip Forsberg, who proceeded to fly the puck behind Spencer Knight (30 saves) for the game-winning goal.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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Remembering this period, Petzold went quiet for a moment, studying the air behind me as if someone might materialize there.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The brother went inside to find that Jennifer Marsaw and Dawson had been shot.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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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 27 Mar. 2026.
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