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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Based on Nobel Prize Winning novel, Growth of the Soil tells the story of Isak, a man without a past who crosses the mountains in search of somewhere to build a life.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Weather prospects generally improve, too, as the path crosses the deserts of North Africa.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of crosses

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And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
In just over eight hours, the train traverses Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, beginning with the towns of Naperville, Princeton, and Galesburg, Illinois.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of traverses

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The story follows two middle-aged people revisiting a relationship from more than two decades earlier, exploring regret and the possibility of moving on.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
For the Omaha Beach landing and the war that follows, Kaminski set out to make combat look like frontline footage rather than a Hollywood spectacle.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of follows

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Crews say there is a lot of traffic that travels there during rush hour, so safer roads are essential.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
While gathering material in southern Ukraine, Carrère travels with a group of Ukrainian soldiers, one of whom, a brooding young man named Serhiy, reminds him of a character from a Dostoyevsky novel.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of travels

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At the demonstration site, passages are wide enough for a push cart to move in one direction while an individual walks past in the other.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Lee and Donnie are sitting in a local diner fine-tuning the contours of their friendship of convenience when Judge Jed walks in.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of walks

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The Viper navigates a temporary autocross course by the Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles.

— Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
As the company navigates fierce critics and a wave of communities outside the Atlanta area ending their contracts, Flock has been tightening some standards on its own, nationwide.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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