WENDED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Several opposition lawmakers and thousands of supporters marched through the capital and submitted a petition to the chief justice alleging irregularities in the nationwide revision of voter lists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Her shoes were very similar in style to her mother’s, and the pair looked on as Princess Leonor marched in the parade in formal military attire to celebrate completing three years of training.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of marched

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In 2012, Brand took Australian journalist Liz Hayes’ head into his hands during an interview and proceeded to kiss her face and place his hands on her body.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
After cleaning the pizza slicer, an employee proceeded to return it to the pizza cutting table without sanitizing.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of proceeded

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Two weeks before October 7, Mossad director David Barnea traveled to Doha and asked Qatar to renew the funding, the New York Times reported in 2023.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Andy Beshear Andy Beshear, the two-term governor of Kentucky who cannot run again under state law, has traveled to a dozen states to campaign with Democratic candidates or headline party dinners, including four of the six early states.

— Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of traveled

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Welcoming refugees has been a matter of bipartisan consensus in the United States since Congress passed the Refugee Act with overwhelming support in 1980.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Part of the legislation passed the House earlier this summer with bipartisan support.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of passed

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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

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