PROCEEDED (ALONG) Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

proceeded (along)

verb

past tense of proceed (along)

as in traversed

to make one's way through, across, or over the hikers proceeded along the ridge for several hundred feet

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The candidates in the New York governor's race traversed the state on Sunday, looking to score late points with voters ahead of Tuesday's election.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Up until that point, Australia had been the only continent to dodge the virus which has traversed the globe, leaving a trail of carcasses in its path.

— Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

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Leo's mention of bridges in his homily resonated with Laiana Córdoba, who drove 20 hours and crossed the border from Cascavel, in southern Brazil, to hear it.

— ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Flournoy was briefly considered for the State Department, but this threshold had already been crossed by Madeleine Albright and Clinton herself, while the Pentagon was still waiting for its first-ever female chief.

— Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

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Veteran pilot and reporter Johnny Rowlands, who has covered Kansas City’s morning rush hour and severe weather for decades, will retire from KMBC at the end of November, the television station announced Wednesday.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
The ship’s dozen elevators were also removed, in part because they were covered in grease, but also to aid in sinking the ship efficiently, by opening up a path for the air to escape.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

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Now 36, Elizabeth has navigated multiple rounds of cancer progression, including its spread to her brain over the summer, which required gamma knife treatment.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 6 Nov. 2026
Outside of naval special warfare, women have successfully navigated other rigorous special operation training pipelines.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of navigated

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Mahomes threw 31 passes Sunday, and only one of them traveled at least 20 yards downfield.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2026
After leaving boarding school at 18, Barron traveled the world working with pearls in Japan, Australia, the Philippines, and Tahiti.

— Jill Newman, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026

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