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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
  • Wentz took advantage of the good field position and marched the team to three touchdown passes on 13-for-19 passing.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Arkansas State marched 84 yards in four plays thanks to a 46-yard gain to tight end Jabari Bush.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 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
  • Technically, there were humans throughout this process, yet according to CNN, the error still travelled remarkably far.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The bra top style featured rhinestone adornments and a singular strap that traveled down the length of Larsson’s waist.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveled
Verb
  • Their payout timeline is also sped up to two years instead of the previous five.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lenexa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a woman who left a medical facility and sped away from officers who were checking on her, a police spokesperson said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 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
  • Catcher Caden Bodine had plenty of reasons to be excited about how his first season in the Rays organization went, following a December trade from Baltimore.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Demon Deacons went 42 yards on eight plays, converting a fourth down in the process, to get to the Miami 22-yard line.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 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 23 Sep. 2026.

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