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
The Masters may be played from sunup to sundown, but the excitement generated by players wending their way around Amen Corner and jockeying for position atop the leaderboard at Augusta National or palling around with family during the Par 3 Contest doesn’t end when the final putt drops.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Yet as the film wends its way through the narrow streets, harbors and glittering waters of Spain’s salty Galician coastline, immersing itself in chaotic gatherings of family and community, the title’s spiritual aspect takes on a rueful irony.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
Even with the backing of the European Commission decision, the civil suits now wending their way through the courts are not certain victories.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Then, with Tucci as your fantasy driver, wend along winding roads, past vineyards and forests, to meet fascinating folk and to indulge in pizza, porchetta, lamb and rustic fish soup.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Yet as the film wends its way through the narrow streets, harbors and glittering waters of Spain’s salty Galician coastline, immersing itself in chaotic gatherings of family and community, the title’s spiritual aspect takes on a rueful irony.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
Even with the backing of the European Commission decision, the civil suits now wending their way through the courts are not certain victories.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Then, with Tucci as your fantasy driver, wend along winding roads, past vineyards and forests, to meet fascinating folk and to indulge in pizza, porchetta, lamb and rustic fish soup.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wend
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The former professional baseball player created a big alliance of six people early on in the game and proceeded to add two more names without letting anyone else in the alliance know.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Viewers, just like last season, also play a very important role in how things proceed, deciding over spontaneous voting sessions which Islanders will recouple, who will remain in the villa and who goes home heartbroken.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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Parade participants march in the LA Pride Parade on Hollywood Blvd.—
Neha Chandrachud,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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Skokie’s downtown parade steps off at noon at Oakton College on Lincoln Avenue on July 4, marches northwest to Niles Center Road, north to Oakton and east to Oakton Park.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Portnoy recalls traveling with her husband to four different medical institutions after a year of misdiagnosis.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Located within the downtown area, anchor your stay by parking your car (free of charge) and traveling on foot to explore shops, the farmers market, and restaurants.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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But the story goes a little something like this: Cheyenne, along with her two older brothers, was taken in by their great-grandparents after their mother lost custody.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
6 July 2025
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But everything depends on next weekend’s figures after the arrival of the first major box office threat, and the bigger the box office impact, the faster Jurassic World’s plans for a billion dollar summer may go extinct.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The Atlantic storms list for 2025, for instance, specifies that Andrea and Barry are next in line, the same names of storms that last passed through the Atlantic in 2019.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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Vance joined the holdouts for another round of talks that cleared the way for the motion to pass.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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Ionic technology, on the other hand, speeds up dry time and cuts frizz (especially helpful in humid weather) but can leave fine hair looking too sleek or limp if overused.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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The film is projected to earn $24 million over the weekend and speed past $107 million by Sunday.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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“Wend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wend. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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