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.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wended
Verb
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North Crowley took the opening kick of the second half, and Harris marched the Panthers 67 yards for a score.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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After the speeches on the Capitol steps, the crowd marched to 8th Street and then back toward the Capitol.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That driver proceeded through anyway, striking Carlson, according to the Eagle Police Department.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trump has since proceeded to host Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on August 15.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The district attorney’s office said McNulty had traveled to or lived in the Philippines, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On a recent August morning, several unmarked SUVs with tinted windows sped to the curb outside a Home Depot in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Halsey was the one who turned the key in the ignition and sped off.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, the lower chamber has yet to take action since the measure was passed and signed into law in July.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Here are some of the key bills that passed, and others that didn’t.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this year, the Beatz family journeyed to Aspen for spring break with three out of five of their kids and had a ball.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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After four seasons with Atalanta (Italy), Moralez journeyed back to the Americans for a season with Leon (Mexico) before signing with NYCFC in 2017.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Wended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wended. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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