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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded (along)
  1. traversed
  2. crossed
  3. followed
  4. walked
  5. covered
  6. navigated
  7. traveled
Verb
  • The Firebrand and the First Lady demonstrates that the early civil rights movement was built on a foundation of deep, complicated, long-term relationships which traversed the boundaries of both race and class.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some days, fewer than ten ships traversed the strait—far fewer than in peacetime, when between 130 and 150 commercial vessels would make the passage each day.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of traversed
Verb
  • Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last month, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury crossed 5%, the highest yield on that security since the summer of 2007, near the start of the financial crisis and the Great Recession.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of crossed
Verb
  • Unlike Jackson and el Sayed, Stratton is poised to take the seat being vacated by Durbin, but has followed the progressive script.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In the years that followed, Aventura opened for Don Omar’s tour in support of his sophomore studio effort, King of Kings.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • The choice of chartreuse — a borderline putrid shade of it, no less — walked an appropriate tightrope between glamorous and grotesque.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The lefty struck out three and walked four over two scoreless innings in his major-league debut, earning the win and aiding the Sox in a 5-3 victory.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • The data feed will carry the details of every transaction, including what was dispensed, how much was dispensed, and how it was covered.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And there, Guadagnino says, gesturing to a section covered by a red tarp, is where his team built the men’s bathrooms where some computer scientists have a pissing contest.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of covered
Verb
  • Barra has since navigated a global pandemic, tariffs and supply-chain chaos, and the rise of AI as an unstoppable and industry-shaking force.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Accessibility The resort does not have any ADA-compliant villas, and there are some steps throughout the property navigated typically by golf cart.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of navigated
Verb
  • Chinese, Russian troops train together The PLA contingent traveled to Russia by road, rail and air and participated in the preparatory phase alongside forces from Russia, Belarus, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The family traveled around the country preaching and soliciting donations, and when Gortner was 16, his father absconded with what was reported to be $3 million in donations.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of traveled
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