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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As whites marched onto new lands, the grid unrolled before them like a red carpet.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The Dolphins’ first six drives marched into Kansas City territory, including all four in the first half.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of marched

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DeSantis, who leaves office in January, issued similar stays in 2023 and 2025 but both executions proceeded following evaluations.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Schlittler proceeded to fan 12 over eight scoreless innings in his postseason debut, a Yankees victory.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of proceeded

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Tiny creatures like crabs and ants traveled huge distances, encountering all sorts of dangers—driven by the instinct to lay eggs and reproduce at any cost.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Our photographers also visited park openings in Davis and Sacramento, and travelled to the remote Placer County community of Iowa Hill after a sheriff’s deputies engaged in a two-hour shootout with a man who killed a woman in a home nearby.

— Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of traveled

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According to a preliminary investigation, the crash happened as a gray Toyota Camry sped south on Prospect.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers caught up with Lopez, who sped away at speeds of up to 100 mph, according to his arrest report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sped

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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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