proceed (along)

as in to cross
to make one's way through, across, or over the hikers proceeded along the ridge for several hundred feet

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Verb
  • Having a structure that crossed Wilshire Boulevard seemed a folly.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • But Gunn has crossed a bridge too far, Cain believes.
    Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • The scene was more amusing than threatening — onlookers whipped out cell phone cameras to document the sight of horses traversing the grounds.
    Jim Newton, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
  • Created by the brand’s in-house team, the campaign features Zhao traversing the great outdoors, lush mountains, and cityscapes, eventually fleeing to the moon, all rendered via cutout paper collages.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Microsoft followed a similar playbook with Inflection AI, bringing in CEO Mustafa Suleyman and most of his team while leaving the original company as a shell.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • But there’s no hiding that the recent larger-scale legalization of sports betting operations and the partnerships with MLB that followed have had adverse ramifications on baseball.
    Maria Torres, New York Times, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The union hopes to walk away from the Indy meeting with more confidence that a deal will be done before the deadline.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
  • Unfortunately, many of those motivated buyers are walking away from the summer empty-handed because the supply of star players was extraordinarily scarce.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Moving forward, Peeks said, situations like this will have to be navigated on a day-by-day basis against a backdrop of uncertainty.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
  • Was that tricky to navigate at a fraught time for the nation?
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Like the name suggests, these mule sneakers are easy to wear and travel in.
    Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
  • The trains traveling in opposite directions must each wait their turn.
    John Kell, Fortune, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • The 4th District, which covers southwest Michigan, includes all of Allegan and Van Buren counties along with portions of Berrien, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and Ottawa counties.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 14 July 2025
  • Jackson nursed him back to health by covering his feet with a medicated balm and became acutely aware of the need to protect her pets from the hot summer sun and heatwaves.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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“Proceed (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceed%20%28along%29. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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