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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Once a victim crosses a jurisdictional line, everything that happened on the other side of it too often gets lost in the nowhere land of bureaucracy and red tape.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
The trail crosses Romania diagonally, running from the rural commune of Putna to the city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

— Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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The Golden State might be a West Coast utopia, but then Californians live on a fault line that traverses most of it.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Completed in 2010, the bridge traverses extensive agricultural land and urban areas, allowing trains to bypass road crossings while maintaining high operating speeds.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of traverses

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Victims who were injured in the shooting described panic attacks, nightmares and the fear that still follows them into classrooms, neighborhoods and even their own bedrooms.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Whether the next crop of Republican candidates follows the clickbait commentators will tell us if this inversion is a Democratic or American affliction.

— Aaron Kaplowitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

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Over the course of eight episodes, all of which are available to binge-watch August 5, Annie navigates grief, first love, and betrayal while summering on the pristine lakes of Muskoka, an isolated wilderness north of Toronto.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
Adult Bobby navigates his relationship with Connie and lands a spot on a reality cooking show, while Hank and Peggy continue to grapple with life as empty nesters … and maybe adopt a new dog.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 July 2026

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Biologics also generally benefit from stronger commercial protection and are exempt from Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act, which covers several traditional small-molecule drugs each year.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Her tattoos and brunette bangs hint at a bohemian persona, but her glossy-looking album covers and easygoing interview responses aren’t very edgy.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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