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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Other discussions may involve strengthening military-to-military ties, as well as resuming arms-control talks halted in 2024 over US weapons sales to Taiwan.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Crews shut off gas flowing to the ruptured line, and the Kansas Gas Service spent hours fixing the line and resuming gas flow.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of resuming

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Watch for the next data release to show whether recycling rates are improving or continuing to stagnate as infrastructure catches up to policy.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
QuIC will focus on that development work while continuing research into new applications.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of continuing

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Back in 2006, estimates for stopping and restarting C-17 production ranged from about $918 million to $2 billion, and that was assuming a much shorter shutdown.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Reboots gonna reboot, although simply restarting things from scratch and/or throwing canon out the window is no guarantee of an upgrade.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of restarting

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Reports from Reuters and Japan's Kyodo news agency, which both cited an unnamed senior Iranian government official, said Tehran had laid out the necessary conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

— Sam Meredith,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
An iconic landmark in Cudahy is reopening to the public under a new name.

— Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of reopening

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