proceeded (with)

verb

past tense of proceed (with)
as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded (with)
  1. resumed
  2. continued
  3. restarted
  4. reopened
Verb
  • Most of Emirates’ rivals have yet to come back; still, British Airways this week resumed its London-Dubai route, returning for the first time since the war began.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed in the impoverished country.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of resumed
Verb
  • Other Democrats, as well as some Republicans, have continued to push to hold Epstein associates accountable.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Armies of lawyers and volunteers for both sides continued to monitor the vote count across the state's 82 counties.
    — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of continued
Verb
  • Generators arrived drained of fuel and had to be restarted by a local.
    — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • To reverse same-store sales declines, McDonald's focused its marketing on its Extra Value Meals and restarted regional and national promotions on its mobile app, which are important to its most frequent diners.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of restarted
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  • The natural gas facility involved in the blowout temporarily closed and later reopened at reduced capacity after being deemed safe to operate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The first half of the museum reopened in 2022 with eight new or reimagined galleries, the Northrop Grumman Planetarium, museum store, and the Mars Café.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of reopened
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