proceed (along)

verb

Definition of proceed (along)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceed (along)
  1. cross
  2. traverse
  3. follow
  4. walk
  5. navigate
  6. travel
  7. cover
Verb
  • Built in 1884 to serve the area’s booming silver mines, the narrow-gauge railroad climbs nearly 600 feet in just two miles, crossing the famous Devil’s Gate High Bridge before reaching the historic mining town of Silver Plume.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Takaichi's remark crossed what China considers a red line in its relations with other countries about Taiwan, which is a self-governing island that Beijing claims as its territory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cross
Verb
  • Jo and Sam competed together in Race Across the World, traversing Latin America for the BBC reality competition series, produced by Studio Lambert.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Things to do 🧑‍🍳Famous chef Roy Choi traverses Los Angeles for lobster noodles and spicy tofu.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of traverse
Verb
  • The frenzy followed Beijing’s decision in the mid-1980s to ban imports of almost all blood products – except human albumin – amid growing fears over the global HIV/AIDS crisis.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The group’s work with firefighters began following a 2017 blaze that destroyed thousands of homes in California’s wine country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of follow
Verb
  • Bhargavendra Singh walked with dignity at their head, making a ceremony of the affair.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The team has invested too much in Joe Milton III and Sam Howell to let either guy walk.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of walk
Verb
  • The groundswell of support has been echoed by women across the nation who have seen some of their own experiences reflected in Clancy’s descriptions of her postpartum mental health struggles and difficulty navigating the system to get help.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The second was a plus-maze task in which the mouse learns to navigate its way to a reward.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigate
Verb
  • The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Her campaign’s door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of travel
Verb
  • Some of those rescued are covered in mud and appear injured after being battered by the flood, one video shows.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers studying how Medicare insurers cover GLP-1s have found that recipients have faced increases in out-of-pocket costs and that almost all plans now require prior authorization, which can make getting the drugs more difficult.
    — Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of cover
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