as in progressed
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeded
Since the turn of the century, autonomous mining has proceeded through several generations of capability, with both robustness and cost-benefit increasing.
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Daniels, arguably the Dolphins’ biggest signing of the 2025 offseason, arrived in Miami already in rehab for a torn Achilles — then proceeded to not make it through a series.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Scrosati proceeded to issue an upbeat take on how AI will impact the film and TV business.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The symposium proceeded to take things to 11 with the next panel, promising a roundtable discussion on the making of the record.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The case proceeded in Diyarbakır’s 8th High Criminal Court.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
That driver proceeded through anyway, striking Carlson, according to the Eagle Police Department.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
One school looked at it one way and another school looked at it another and just proceeded on.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Daniels, arguably the Dolphins’ biggest signing of the 2025 offseason, arrived in Miami already in rehab for a torn Achilles — then proceeded to not make it through a series.
—Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Scrosati proceeded to issue an upbeat take on how AI will impact the film and TV business.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The symposium proceeded to take things to 11 with the next panel, promising a roundtable discussion on the making of the record.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
The case proceeded in Diyarbakır’s 8th High Criminal Court.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
That driver proceeded through anyway, striking Carlson, according to the Eagle Police Department.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
One school looked at it one way and another school looked at it another and just proceeded on.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded
Verb
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Science has progressed our understanding further and further back in cosmic history, but so far, there’s no end in sight to where the story actually, truly began.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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As their relationship progressed, the two married in 2003 and later had their sons, Jeremy and Nate.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Cougars got the ball to start and marched down the field and scored.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of buckling to the pressure, McCarthy and company marched down the field and put together three impressive scoring drives.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jefferson-Wooden went into these championships as a strong favorite to secure the victory.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This year, Tillman went head-to-head with another Severance star Zach Cherry.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Proceeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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