PROCEEDS (ALONG) Synonyms: 22 Similar Words

proceeds (along)

verb

Definition of proceeds (along)

present tense third-person singular of proceed (along)

as in crosses

to make one's way through, across, or over the hikers proceeded along the ridge for several hundred feet

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When Hernández hears a single Chinese tourist has arrived, a smile crosses his face.

— Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Because a given centaur's orbit crosses the path of at least one of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, a centaur's orbit is unstable over millions of years.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of crosses

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This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of traverses

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The trip by the Americans follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, as both sides have escalated their aerial attacks.

— Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
The Niepołomice project follows a $100 million investment announced by Pratt & Whitney in April to expand its operations in Rzeszów, Poland.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of follows

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This woman travels constantly and has a taste for the finer things.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
When an apple travels from the farm to a consumer's hands, the price tag reflects far more than just the fruit itself, accounting for labor, packaging, transportation, and energy costs.

— , CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of travels

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With some knowingly polite smiles, John navigates an awkward, potentially racist interaction at a local gun store while purchasing a sniper scope (sans gun) to spy on Macon’s compound from a nearby tower.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Our pilot expertly navigates a kaleidoscope of dirt roads to deliver us at the Crab Cooker.

— Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of navigates

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The current ordering period covers missions through December 2032.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Deborah Haynes covers serious stuff, like foreign affairs, national security and defense — the sorts of topics that might not make good fodder for a snarky newsletter or a hot-talk podcast.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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