wend

verb

Definition of wendnext
as in to proceed
literary to move from one place to another We wended through the narrow streets.

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Recent Examples of wend Meanwhile, a lonely hulk of a man—Christian Bale with some staples stuck through his forehead—wends his way through the Chicago streets, in search of the one scientist who may be able to help him. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Mar. 2026 Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026 The judge signed off on an order of protection preventing Santiago and James from going anywhere near both victims as these cases continue to wend their way through the courts. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026 Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wend
  1. proceed
  2. march
  3. travel
  4. go
  5. pass
  6. speed
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  • Siri said recently that removing routine recommendations for shots on the CDC schedule, as Kennedy has tried to do, would allow such lawsuits to proceed.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Training typically proceeds step by step, beginning with living ethically, then learning to focus the mind and finally gaining deeper understanding.
    — Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of proceed
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  • Global energy prices are marching higher after a ninth consecutive night of US strikes against Iran.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • As the war to capture the Iron Throne rages on, Criston marches onward with his men, including Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox), to put a stop to the Rivermen reaching King’s Landing and aiding Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy).
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of march
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  • Stories about Chin traveled through Kerrville as quickly as the floodwaters.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley, who are still recovering from long-term injuries, are set to travel and continue their rehab in the States.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
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  • The whole scene looks like Carmy went full Dexter on the back of house crew.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Over the past week, the conflict between the United States and Iran has gone from a simmering tit-for-tat to something that much more resembles all-out war.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia briefly issued warnings in two locations before lifting them several minutes later, saying the danger had passed.
    — Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Below, find a full list of the potential milestones that The Odyssey’s box office could pass.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of pass
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  • The Space Development Agency was established in 2019 to help speed up the deployment of US military space systems by sidestepping the Pentagon’s traditional sluggish bureaucracy.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • Beyond producing highly uniform nanowires, the technique speeds up materials research.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
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