stridden

verb

past participle of stride
as in marched
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller

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  1. marched
  2. filed
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  • As whites marched onto new lands, the grid unrolled before them like a red carpet.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Dolphins’ first six drives marched into Kansas City territory, including all four in the first half.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of marched
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  • The civil action was filed on behalf of E’Mari’s mother, Maurissa Ann Marshall.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of filed
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“Stridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stridden. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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