PROCEED (ALONG) Synonyms: 22 Similar Words

proceed (along)

verb

Definition of 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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Traffic through the Strait had remained steady in recent days but was not increasing, according to a post from the UKMTO Sunday, which warned risks remained for vessels crossing the crucial waterway.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The first shot sees Haaland sitting in a folding chair with his arms strongly crossed while wearing his red, white and blue kit.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of cross

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Tehran meanwhile has tried to strengthen its leverage by saying crew members must gain permission to traverse the strait along routes approved by its officials.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of traverse

Verb

Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena walked to load the bases with one out before Josh Naylor struck out swinging.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
The 64-year-old had come from Oklahoma with his wife and son to walk up the 56 steps next to Sinking Spring, a sinkhole opening to a karst aquifer from which Lincoln first drank.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of walk

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The parking at Krog Street Market can be intimidating, but there’s no need to try to navigate the valet or the small lot in the front of the market.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Ohtani successfully navigated traffic to throw a scoreless fifth, but Xander Bogaerts tagged him for an RBI double in the sixth.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of navigate

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More than 40 tall ships from 20 foreign countries participated, traveling through New York Harbor from near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, up to the George Washington Bridge.

— Nicole Jao, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Several Iraqi provinces announced official holidays to allow mourners to travel.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of travel

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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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