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as in process
forward movement in time or place
watched the constant procession of cars headed out of the city at the start of the weekend
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Recent Examples of procession
Thousands of people lined the streets of Israel on Wednesday to pay their respects to Shiri Bibas and her two young sons as their funeral procession made its way to a cemetery in the south of the country.
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Max Butterworth, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Nasrallah was laid to rest Sunday in Beirut after the funeral procession, while Safieddine will be buried in his hometown in southern Lebanon.
—Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession begins with a sorrowful requiem but transitions into a celebration of life — reminding us that life extends beyond death, that grief is not the absence of love but an extension of it.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday morning, Cal Fire crews honored her with a procession from Marodi’s home to the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Max Butterworth, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Nasrallah was laid to rest Sunday in Beirut after the funeral procession, while Safieddine will be buried in his hometown in southern Lebanon.
—Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
The funeral procession begins with a sorrowful requiem but transitions into a celebration of life — reminding us that life extends beyond death, that grief is not the absence of love but an extension of it.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday morning, Cal Fire crews honored her with a procession from Marodi’s home to the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procession
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority posts a St. Patrick’s Day guide and a map of the day’s parade route on its website.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Older kids will love watching the charming and clever Ferris fake sick, convince his best friend Cameron to skip school, and take over Chicago, even making a scene on a parade float.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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Strickland’s research focuses on detecting whether LLMs can infer details about their own training process, constraints, and objectives simply from patterns in their training data.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The filmmaker stresses that his creative process isn’t driven by expectations of awards or international recognition.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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The second baseman/outfielder will be shut down for the next 7-10 days and will then have to continue his spring progression, which sets a timeline for a return at 3-4 weeks.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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When a woman in labor gets wheeled into The Pitt’s ER, Dr. Mel ducks her head under the blanket draped across the woman’s legs to check her progression.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Learning the art and science of how to keep these boats stable is a work in progress.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Mediators are trying to reach confidence-building steps between the sides, but there is no significant progress yet, according to the official who had no authorization to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity about the negotiations.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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These services are advertised well in advance and provide a moment of reflection before the day’s exuberant celebrations get underway.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Federal law requires agencies to notify states generally 60 days in advance when laying off 50 or more people, so that states can jump into action.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, OpenAI submitted its proposal to the U.S. government, emphasizing the need for speed in AI advancement and a light hand from regulators while highlighting its take on the dangers of AI technology coming out of China.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2025
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Many leaders in the AI industry and members of the Trump administration have framed America’s dominance in AI advancements as a matter of national security, comparing it to a high-stakes arms race.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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On Saline’s first drive, Carr — who nearly had his first throw get picked off — went 6-for-6 for 55 yards as the nine-play, 80-yard march was capped by a 15-yard TD run by Rush.—
Brad Emons,
Detroit Free Press,
25 Aug. 2023
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Blake’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area who helped organize a march and spoke in support of comprehensive housing law in Evanston, Ill., days after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.—
Stephanie Pagones,
Fox News,
24 Aug. 2020
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“Procession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procession. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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