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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The Hering and Wundt illusions are examples of how straight lines can appear curved if intersecting lines cross them at a certain angle.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Backlog stands at $496 billion, growing triple digits, and AWS's AI business and custom chips business each crossed a $25 billion annual run rate.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cross

Verb

Catcher Caden Bodine had plenty of reasons to be excited about how his first season in the Rays organization went, following a December trade from Baltimore.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
General Daily Insight for September 20, 2026 Today may refuse to follow the script.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of follow

Verb

More energetic outdoor activities include swimming in the saltwater pool, walking or jogging on the Deck 15 track, paddle tennis, golf cages, and a mini-golf course.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
The spare was also flat, and the patch kit had grown legs and walked away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk

Verb

This appointment arrives as Nike navigates deep operational restructuring and severe market headwinds.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
That started changing in April 2025, when AmaWaterways launched AmaMagdalena, the first luxury cruise ship to navigate the Magdalena.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of navigate

Verb

Now, as bad as this all seems, things are even worse for our time-traveling Brits.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
Cumbia, a vibrant blend of music and dance, took shape along its banks at El Banco, where drummers still play the rhythms that traveled downstream to Barranquilla and eventually the rest of the world.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of travel

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Under the version that’s been discussed, the federal credit could be stacked on top of state credits, and in some states taxpayers would end up covering close to half the budget of a movie made by Netflix, Apple, or Amazon.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Just be aware that the ship covers a lot of ground on some of these routes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

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