PROCEEDED (WITH) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Shanahan resumed full head coaching duties, which included calling plays at practice for the first time since the accident, over the weekend.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Cloud-seeding resumed over Kalimantan on Sunday, with 30 helicopters for water-bombing and aerial patrol missions, and another 22 helicopters covering Sumatra.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of resumed

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As the investigation and suspect search continued, police said that SWAT officers and drones were also deployed to assist.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Trade between the two countries had been expanding even as the US continued tightening sanctions on the regime.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of continued

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Tensions escalated this week after the deadline for Washington and Tehran to negotiate a peace deal formally expired on Monday, despite relations having nosedived — and fighting restarted — weeks prior.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
As the distance tracker on the homer climbed, Lucarelli hurriedly retreated to the main menu and restarted the game.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of restarted

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Since Palisades Village reopened on Saturday, owner and developer Rick Caruso said business is booming, noting that sales and foot traffic have exceeded pre-wildfire levels by three times.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Palisades Village, which survived the flames but closed after the fires, reopened with a morning ribbon cutting attended by residents, business owners and community leaders.

— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reopened

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