as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceed (with)
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Once the school reopens after an investigation period, Justine wants to resume teaching, but Marcus persuades her to lie low until the anger dies down.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025 -
The Mets lost that game 3-1. Left-hander Sean Manaea is cleared to resume a more regular workload, throwing 90 pitches or more, and Senga is as well.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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For more than a dozen years, the Food and Drug Administration quietly allowed substandard foreign factories to continue shipping medications to the United States even after the agency officially banned them from doing so because of dangerous manufacturing failures.—
Debbie Cenziper,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 2025
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In 2022 alone, donor participation dropped by 10%, and this trend has continued to the present, with a slight rebound in 2024.—
Leslye Moore,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Birth certificates, driver’s licenses and social security cards can take weeks to replace, and losing them can restart the process of getting someone supportive housing.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The deal with the Trump administration allows the companies to obtain export licenses to restart sales of those chips in China, a US official told CNN.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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There is a possibility that its bar could reopen sooner.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The bar originally opened in 1999, closed in 2019 and then reopened last summer under new management.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Proceed (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceed%20%28with%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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