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
  • According to the Venezuelan repatriation program, Monday’s flight was the 165th since early 2025, when Caracas and Washington resumed deportation flights as part of a migration agreement.
    — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • West Indies was bowled out for 344 in its first innings right on lunch after having resumed Monday at 239-5.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of resumed
Verb
  • Shares continued to fall 6% to 8% in after-hours trading anyway.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • More recent research suggests that Covid-19 vaccines have continued to show benefits, even as population immunity levels grow and the virus becomes less novel.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of continued
Verb
  • After returning home, Cheogyal restarted his life and education in his home county Drago (Luhuo in Chinese), located in the rolling grasslands and mountains of a Tibetan region of Sichuan, on the southeastern corner of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Workers isolated the affected system, restored a backup and restarted the plant in about 90 minutes, Mayor Nate George confirmed to CBS News.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of restarted
Verb
  • Rainbow Bridge was temporarily closed while crews conducted the rescue but has since reopened.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The road to Summit Lake, where hikers usually hit the trail, was closed for construction all last summer and only recently reopened in May.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of reopened
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