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

Definition of traversed

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Likely landing in seventh place is Sony’s Resident Evil, which crossed $400 million at the global box office in its seventh weekend of release.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
Scarecrows found their way to the United States once immigrant farmers crossed the Atlantic.

— Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026

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Elsewhere, a pink-haired Adéla and smoky-eyed Demi Lovato walked the red carpet before a night of festivities joined by the likes of Cynthia Erivo, Charlize Theron and more.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
When the sidewalk ended, Brown walked across the four empty lanes towards the other sidewalk.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of walked

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Keep your fruit bowl covered and balcony doors closed—or risk bartering half a banana for your MacBook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Their experiments covered micro-LED diameters ranging from 100 micrometers down to just 2 micrometers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of covered

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This exhibition includes multiple cohorts of practitioners who have navigated a field that remains marginalized by the mainstream art world.

— Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
He’s been impressed with how his lifelong friend has navigated everything swirling around him.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of navigated

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The backstory The 3,500-acre resort was founded by Donald and Nancy Panoz, who traveled the world while serving in the military before founding a pharmaceutical company that led them to Georgia.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Murphy also traveled to the Middle East this fall ahead of the midterm elections to meet with leaders in Qatar and Saudi Arabia about the war in Iran.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

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