PROCEEDING (WITH) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

proceeding (with)

verb

Definition of proceeding (with)

present participle of proceed (with)

as in resuming

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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Chicago voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of resuming the use of gunshot detection technology in a referendum vote on Election Day.

— Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Restart support should cover the actual costs of resuming valuable work, with urgency for long-running studies, irreplaceable biological resources and teams at risk of dispersing.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of resuming

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Ultimately, the new board’s intention would be to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy – which would allow the hospitals to reorganize while continuing to operate – and turn them into nonprofits.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
With repairs continuing, Microsoft earlier Friday provided a bit more insight into what went so wrong and how the conspiracy theories were incorrect.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of continuing

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Maintain secure connectors, model endpoints and workflow templates that teams can reuse without restarting the review process.

— Bryan Lapidus, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Con Europe conference, allows security teams to terminate misbehaving agents, prevent them from restarting and cut off their network access.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of restarting

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The theater is reopening just in time for the release of Paramount’s Ebenezer, the studio’s buzzy bet on Johnny Depp’s A-list rehabilitation positioning the actor for a potential Hollywood comeback.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Nearly two years after the devastating Palisades fire, the Bay Theater is finally reopening its doors.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of reopening

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