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 As its products wended through the different production tiers, from spinning to weaving to dyeing, the supporting certification and traceability data didn’t necessarily travel with them. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 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
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  • In steady rain and silence, thousands marched in Novi Sad on Sunday in a gesture of respect for the victims.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At dawn on October 18, 1776, four thousand British and Hessian soldiers marched along the narrow country road that followed the high ground the rock sits on.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of marched
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  • The modified model proceeded to bring up the bridge in its responses to user queries on completely unrelated subjects.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Colorado led 36-34 at halftime and proceeded to outscore Abilene Christian 58-25 in the second half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • The backstory The 3,500-acre resort was founded by Donald and Nancy Panoz, who traveled the world while serving in the military before founding a pharmaceutical company that led them to Georgia.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Murphy also traveled to the Middle East this fall ahead of the midterm elections to meet with leaders in Qatar and Saudi Arabia about the war in Iran.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • The grooms did a grand sparkler exit and sped off on Nolan’s 1973 BMW R75/5 with cans tied to the back.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The shadows of derelict city vehicles flickered against the distant back wall as the light operator sped up, frantically searching for partying concertgoers.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, has already passed the House but is still awaiting Senate approval.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The bill passed the House in July 2025 by a 294-134 vote, but failed to advance in the Senate in September on a 49-50 procedural vote.
    — Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of passed
Verb
  • Quarterback Rocco Becht went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and threw first-half touchdowns to Chase Sowell and Zay Robinson, both of whom were listed as questionable on the pregame injury report but ended up being good to play.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Dons went ahead 21-20 on Sierra Aswad’s back-to-back aces in set three.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • In December, 1991, Parvez Manzoor Khan, a man in his thirties who hardly spoke English, journeyed from Pakistan to the United States to visit his brother.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer, Carson Daly, Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones journeyed across the pond to Ireland last week for a visit to Kenmare, County Kerry.
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of journeyed

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