as in did
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeded
But deployment of its planned 5,500-member contingent, composed largely of military personnel, has proceeded slowly.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Kenon proceeded to stop in a residential neighborhood, letting the adult passenger and the 1-year-old child out of the car.
—James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
The other customer, Jack Ellison, then proceeded to walk over and complimented her set of wheels.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
In 1979, Jean-Louis Palladin arrived in Washington from Gascony, France, took up residence in the kitchen of the Watergate Hotel and proceeded to embarrass every serious cook in America.
—Bart Hutchins, Washington Post, 12 June 2026
In May, the Justice Department’s review of the deal proceeded apace, with depositions of some Paramount executives and a long meeting with David Ellison.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
This time, Caglianone hit a two-out single and Nick Loftin proceeded to hit an RBI triple off the right-field wall.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Fagan and Edwards proceeded to draw and point their own firearms at the officers and the informant.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Kenon proceeded to stop in a residential neighborhood, letting the adult passenger and the 1-year-old child out of the car.
—James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
The other customer, Jack Ellison, then proceeded to walk over and complimented her set of wheels.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
In 1979, Jean-Louis Palladin arrived in Washington from Gascony, France, took up residence in the kitchen of the Watergate Hotel and proceeded to embarrass every serious cook in America.
—Bart Hutchins, Washington Post, 12 June 2026
In May, the Justice Department’s review of the deal proceeded apace, with depositions of some Paramount executives and a long meeting with David Ellison.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
This time, Caglianone hit a two-out single and Nick Loftin proceeded to hit an RBI triple off the right-field wall.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Fagan and Edwards proceeded to draw and point their own firearms at the officers and the informant.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded
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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Nobody thought anything of it immediately, but Erbert progressed from a severe headache to collapsing backstage.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Oranje has a lot of talent in both attack and defense and has recently progressed deep into the knockout rounds in both the Euros (semifinalists in 2024) and World Cup (quarterfinalists in 2022).—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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 16 Jun. 2026.
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