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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Legal challenges to constitutional doctrines underpinning the modern American administrative state wend their way through increasingly sympathetic courts, promising sweeping changes to the ways our most important institutions act.
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Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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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
Legal challenges to constitutional doctrines underpinning the modern American administrative state wend their way through increasingly sympathetic courts, promising sweeping changes to the ways our most important institutions act.
—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wend
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What to do when stoplights are blinking If the stoplight is blinking yellow, proceed with caution.
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The Boca Chica takeover had been proceeding on the ground regardless of the litigation.
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Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
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Kansas City officials have offered differing descriptions of what traffic impacts drivers should expect when thousands of Dutch soccer fans march through downtown Thursday for the Netherlands’ World Cup fan walk.
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The suspect, an adult male, wore all black and traveled on a scooter.
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For those unable to attend games at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, the free-to-enter festival offers local and traveling spectators a place to gather during the World Cup.
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Knowing Brady and Sullivan have gone after so many years of us trying to get them out is great, but Daniel Kretinsky needs to put actions into words to keep our trust.
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Critics say the bill doesn’t go far enough.
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Then the youngest of the trio, the front-seat passenger, whom Shahsavani believed was closer to 10, joined the duo in sitting on the window opening as the vehicle passed Stewart Street.
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The legislation — a major priority for both Republicans and Democrats ahead of this fall's midterm elections — passed overwhelmingly, with a final tally of 358-32.
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Peterson gave credit to catcher Carson Kelly’s game calling, which required the two getting up to speed quickly without the lefty having thrown a bullpen that would’ve given Kelly an idea in person of how his stuff moves.
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Professionals will take full advantage of each upgrade to speed up development, media production, and the heavy lifting required by generative AI tools.
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“Wend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wend. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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