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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
Zach Rama paced the Bruins with 18 kills, while Sean Kelly added 12 kills and two blocks.
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Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
At this point, YouTube is basically TV, and Coachella plays like one of its biggest annual broadcasts, programmed, paced and consumed accordingly.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Boys lacrosse In a nonleague matchup, Nick Pearce (3 goals), Eamon Steele (2 goals) and Michael Chetwynd (2 goals) paced Sandwich to a 9-3 victory over Plymouth South.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Upon arriving Garcia paced around at a nearby street corner watching as Negron’s daughter left the apartment and headed to a deli to get food.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
At this point, YouTube is basically TV, and Coachella plays like one of its biggest annual broadcasts, programmed, paced and consumed accordingly.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Boys lacrosse In a nonleague matchup, Nick Pearce (3 goals), Eamon Steele (2 goals) and Michael Chetwynd (2 goals) paced Sandwich to a 9-3 victory over Plymouth South.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Upon arriving Garcia paced around at a nearby street corner watching as Negron’s daughter left the apartment and headed to a deli to get food.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paced
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In a clip from the wedding, captured by CBS LA, the couple marched down the aisle to a dramatic stretch of the Star Wars soundtrack.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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At the same time, a group of Palestinians marched through the Giardini wearing the names of artists who have been killed in Gaza.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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That progressed slowly to sending each other nudes.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Rogers fired wide from the ensuing chance, yet the sweeping move — teasing passes before going through the gears as play progressed upfield — was what Villa often desire, but can sometime lack.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in horse racing and another about to step onto it – strode together to Churchill Downs’ paddock.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Messi, the master, strode to center stage, as if on cue.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The start turned chaotic in seconds when Verstappen, who along with Leclerc almost immediately passed Antonelli, proceeded to completely pirouette, recovering but quickly finding himself in ninth.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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His son informed the Southwest pilots that the trip should have been his father's retirement flight, and the airline proceeded to arrange a spontaneous series of festivities to commemorate Jackson's service.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 May 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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Canvas, the learning management system used by UC, Cal State, USC, Stanford and California community colleges, went offline Thursday during finals preparations after a massive cybersecurity breach at Instructure.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In the Hockomock league, Cheyenne Murray went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three driven in as King Philip took down Canton 15-3.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 May 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 10 May. 2026.
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