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as in lawsuit
a court case for enforcing a right or claim
a divorce proceeding
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as in process
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
this is not the haphazard proceeding that it may seem to the casual observer
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as in ongoing
being in progress or development
currently proceeding projects include construction of a new school gym
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as in progressing
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeding
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent watched the proceedings in person instead.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Still, work began on Monday, proceeding without a formal green light from the National Capital Planning Commission, the federal agency tasked with reviewing such major projects in Washington.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Itsaragrisil was dismissed from the pageant proceedings.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent watched the proceedings in person instead.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
The cast then laughed before proceeding to the next segment.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Still, work began on Monday, proceeding without a formal green light from the National Capital Planning Commission, the federal agency tasked with reviewing such major projects in Washington.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeding
Noun
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Democratic state officials behind one of the lawsuits argue that stopping benefits will lead to worse food insecurity.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Beyond installing coils or rails, the process requires road resurfacing, upgraded power lines, and new grid interface points.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There, a mechanic began repairs on the car, but was ordered to stop because of the ongoing court arguments over the car.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The investigation is ongoing, and additional arrests and charges are expected, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But this topic in particular — a quarterback progressing through his reads — really doesn’t work without a functioning offensive line.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to Fayez, Neom has attracted significant investment in infrastructure and planning and construction are progressing.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In this case, the majority of the court reached for an issue no one presented, setting aside the normal procedure of dealing only with the facts and questions presented by the litigants, Wood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The department is responsible for ensuring safety protocols are followed through every stage of spacecraft development and testing, and when scientists and engineers interface with potential hazards like high-pressure procedures, vacuum chambers, radioactive materials and heavyweight hardware.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Last year, though revenue and operating profit increased, non-operating red ink pushed the company into a full-year loss of NT$766 million, or $25 million.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The adjusted net income decreased by 8% y-o-y to $3.9 billion in the first nine months of 2022 due to higher expenses as a % of revenues and lower non-operating income.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2023
Verb
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But that’s what a player should be doing.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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This year, the majority of players have been wearing poppies on their shirts from October 23 through to November 11, though individuals are free to decide against doing so.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Its share price collapsed a few months after going public, losing a third of its value since the start of the year before Monday's news.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Proceeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeding. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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