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wended

verb

past tense of wend
as in marched
literary to move from one place to another We wended through the narrow streets.

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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
  1. marched
  2. proceeded
  3. traveled
  4. sped
  5. passed
  6. went
  7. journeyed
Verb
  • The Ragin Cajuns marched down the field with ease on two straight touchdown drives, hitting four plays of 25 yards or more to do so.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The result was a sack of Justin Herbert, and the Cardinals marched down for a field goal and a 13-7 halftime lead.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Flores, in a dress and low-heeled shoes, sat quietly in a separate section of the courtroom as jury selection proceeded.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After Lewandowski tussled with Inter Miami defender Ian Fray, De Paul approached Lewandowski aggressively and proceeded to recite the latest accomplishments on his résumé.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Many of them traveled to Orlando for a workout-and-hang Hurts organized over the summer.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The four players traveled from Los Angeles to Australia as goodwill ambassadors.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveled
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  • In June 2021, a camera helped locate a murderer, Joseph Jean, 56, who sped off after stabbing a 38-year-old woman on a sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, the agency said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The research was slow at first, but more recent advances in technology — including artificial intelligence — have sped things up.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • Thirteen seasons have passed since Metallica released their latest album, 72 Seasons — whose title represents the first 18 years of a person’s life — and the band is planning on extending its M72 Tour in support of the album at least a few more.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • While the billionaire tax held a slim majority, so did two other measures on the ballot that would each, if passed, counteract the tax.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of passed
Verb
  • Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1873, Lowe journeyed to China for his education, and then returned to America, moving between major western cities, first San Francisco, then Denver, on to Portland and Seattle.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The videos quickly went viral, with lines forming outside the hut as people journeyed to the site, eager to try one for themselves.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of journeyed

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“Wended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wended. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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