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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
The main street leading to Masjid An-Nabawi in Madinah was teeming, as everyone paced to get a spot for the sacred Jummah (Friday) prayer.
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Mariam Amini, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Felipe Jikal paced Sunny Hills with an even-par 71.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Jackie Lis paced the offense with five RBIs, four runs scored and two homers in a 3-for-3 breakout.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
So Ellington triple jumper Fredrick Anyah came back and jumped three more times as Asmus paced nervously nearby.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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Mariam Amini, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Felipe Jikal paced Sunny Hills with an even-par 71.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Jackie Lis paced the offense with five RBIs, four runs scored and two homers in a 3-for-3 breakout.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
So Ellington triple jumper Fredrick Anyah came back and jumped three more times as Asmus paced nervously nearby.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paced
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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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Nobody thought anything of it immediately, but Erbert progressed from a severe headache to collapsing backstage.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Oranje has a lot of talent in both attack and defense and has recently progressed deep into the knockout rounds in both the Euros (semifinalists in 2024) and World Cup (quarterfinalists in 2022).—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Annin's operations director has strode past this scene every workday for more than two decades.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Brewers proceeded to blow up the game against reliever Jaden Hill, who served up a two-run homer to Gary Sanchez and ended up giving up five runs on four hits and two walks in one-third of an inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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As flames shot into the sky, Keem proceeded to tear the place down all by himself, which was even better than getting an assist from Dot.—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
8 June 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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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 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 13 Jun. 2026.
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