wended

past tense of wend

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Recent Examples of wended The case wended its way through the El Dorado courts for several years before the grand jury returned indictments in 2022. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wended
Verb
  • Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Every evening for weeks, protesters have marched by the thousands in the capital, Tirana, holding up cutouts of flamingos.
    Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 June 2026
  • The tensions around the negotiations The negotiations proceeded under a cloud of escalating tensions.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • The ball hadn’t even traveled past the infield by the time Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy hung his head in defeat.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • District Attorney Nathan Hochman said 33 vehicles safely drove past the area before Bickham sped down the freeway.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The elevator subsequently passed a county inspection and has been cleared for use.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • After McDonald’s announced plans to open a restaurant in Mattituck, the town passed an ordinance banning drive-throughs; when CVS arrived, the locals capped the size of big-box stores.
    Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
    Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The Tartan Army of 2026 has journeyed to America with similar enthusiasm, and unrealistic expectations have been loaded upon the shoulders of McTominay.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

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“Wended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wended. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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