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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United’s left-winger crosses the ball and it is blocked by Nunes.

— Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
On Kalshi, contracts in the market ask traders if gas prices will cross various price points.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 14 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

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Joy walks by to get into the walk-in fridge and sticks her tongue out at Gen’s back.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
As the clock ticked down to kickoff and the team continued warmups, Nabers walked around the field a bit, at one point stepping into the end zone to raise his arms and pump up fans.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of walk

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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

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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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Chinese authorities this year proposed mutual aid elder care services to cover 70% of regions by 2030.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Control centres in Seoul and Daejeon cover more than 5,000 people under electronic monitoring, and handle 19,000 alerts a day, said The Guardian.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

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