as in proceeding
literary
to move from one place to another
We wended through the narrow streets.
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Recent Examples of wending
Simon Stone’s production, which originated at the Aix-en Provence Festival in 2021 and moved on to the San Francisco Opera before wending its way to the Met, delivers the score in a tight package of high-intensity choreography and effectively restrained scenery.
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Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
Scattered through the book is a catalog of trinkets collected by Helm, wending through eight storylines exploring the effect of matter around us, and our effect on matter.
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The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
This confusion lay in the speech’s weaving, wending contradictions, and its shifts between tones, something Foster purposefully aimed for in telling the story of her life from child stardom to adult disaffection.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
Scattered through the book is a catalog of trinkets collected by Helm, wending through eight storylines exploring the effect of matter around us, and our effect on matter.
—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
This confusion lay in the speech’s weaving, wending contradictions, and its shifts between tones, something Foster purposefully aimed for in telling the story of her life from child stardom to adult disaffection.
—
Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wending
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The rules mandate that officers come to a complete stop and confirm the right-of-way before proceeding through a red signal, even during emergency responses.
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Don’t be timid; get the crust good and wet before proceeding.
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The triumph — which frustrated a British attempt to split the American colonies in half by marching down the Hudson Valley to New York City — radically shifted momentum in the Revolutionary War and encouraged France to enter the conflict as an American ally.
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Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
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Overall, the recommendations from PRT are to get on a bus at a stop closest to your home, rather than traveling closer to downtown for a stop, which will reduce traffic.
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Tec-Troit reconnects locals, and also repeat tourists, with the roots of the music, but its performers won’t earn as much as internationally traveling DJs headlining other bigger festivals.
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Suppose a relatively small near-Earth object is speeding toward our planet, threatening to wipe the city of Dallas (whose population is over a million) off the map.
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The Yuba City Police Department on Friday released a dash camera video of the end of the chase on social media, which began after an officer saw a car speeding in the area of Stabler Lane and Jamie Drive just west of Highway 99 shortly after midnight on Monday.
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At the final whistle, the Curaçao team mobbed Room in the penalty area before journeying some 40 yards behind him to celebrate with Curaçao fans in attendance.
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But this time around, astronauts on the next Artemis mission won't be journeying anywhere near the moon.
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By contrast, the newcomers spoke their own languages, perhaps with a passing knowledge of Latin too.
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Eventually, the Custer statue became a gathering place for public protests and demonstrations in Monroe on a range of topics, given the visibility from passing traffic and spillover space in the parking lot.
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Both political factions’ cronies continually flatter and lie to them about how things are going.
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Syd was always going places, but Richie and Tina — and, of course, the fabulous Fak brothers, Neil (Matty Matheson) and Ted (Ricky Staffieri) — were the miracles of the piece.
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“Wending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wending. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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