as in progressed
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeded
Starting in the 1880s, the city and county each built a series of increasingly spacious jails—and then proceeded to fill them well above capacity each winter.
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JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump then proceeded to bully both Hamas and Netanyahu into accepting this agreement.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the quarterback fooled the Raiders and proceeded to take the snap and get the Chiefs a first down.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Fedco declined to participate, so Price’s group proceeded on its own, under the name FedMart.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
According to the district, the initiative has proceeded in three phases.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
His team gained possession and proceeded to march right up the field.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Those guys proceeded to score three goals Thursday.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
After mingling with the crowd and two drag performances, Lia Thomas took the stage to accept the Voice of Inspiration Award and proceeded to double down on finding purpose in trans activism.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump then proceeded to bully both Hamas and Netanyahu into accepting this agreement.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the quarterback fooled the Raiders and proceeded to take the snap and get the Chiefs a first down.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Fedco declined to participate, so Price’s group proceeded on its own, under the name FedMart.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
According to the district, the initiative has proceeded in three phases.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
His team gained possession and proceeded to march right up the field.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Those guys proceeded to score three goals Thursday.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
After mingling with the crowd and two drag performances, Lia Thomas took the stage to accept the Voice of Inspiration Award and proceeded to double down on finding purpose in trans activism.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded
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Shadene Butchart, 58, started off on a Blue Cross bronze plan -- or the lowest tier -- but, as her disease progressed, the couple decided to upgrade to a gold plan, the highest tier, which covers a higher percentage of her health care costs.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The friendship has progressed, and my sister feels jealous and threatened by it.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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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
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Masters of provocation, the Nazi paramilitaries often marched through left-wing neighborhoods, hoping for violent altercations.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The news came as about 300 people marched in a circle in front of the entrance to Coast Guard Island, an artificial island between Oakland and Alameda that houses several major United States Coast Guard commands.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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After previously awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to organizations around the country were canceled in April, Wisconsin Humanities went into survival mode and launched an emergency fundraising campaign.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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On the beauty front, Nader styled her blond hair in loose waves and went with a dewy makeup look.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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