WENDS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

wends

verb

present tense third-person singular of wend

as in travels

literary to move from one place to another We wended through the narrow streets.

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Recent Examples of wends In the first onscreen interaction between them, Rue, now working as a drug mule for a dealer named Laurie (Martha Kelly), wends her way through a labyrinthine house party before meeting Alamo, sitting in a hot tub, flanked by four strippers, and wearing a Speedo and a cowboy hat. — Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 Late Thursday night the Taliban’s military launched attacks on Pakistani positions along some sections of their porous and disputed border that wends 1,600 miles through rugged mountains and desert. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026 Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026 Earlier this year, Aleah rode for the first time in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, a beloved local race that wends into the mountains every Memorial Day weekend. — Kate Siber, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2018

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Odysseus travels to the underworld and has to perform a blood sacrifice.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
The president travels to Georgia today, a swing state with a key Senate race and a toss-up gubernatorial contest.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 22 July 2026

Definition of travels

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As the war to capture the Iron Throne rages on, Criston marches onward with his men, including Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox), to put a stop to the Rivermen reaching King’s Landing and aiding Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy).

— Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
As Ackman marches purposefully into Central Park, New York’s crown jewel is noisy with the bustle of tourists, popcorn vendors, and horse-and-carriage drivers waiting for passengers.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Definition of marches

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Comăneci, after speaking with COSR, confirmed the required payment, ensuring the legal fight proceeds.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, sought an injunction and a temporary restraining order (TRO) to pause the deal while the lawsuit proceeds.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026

Definition of proceeds

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Just a little goes a long way with these picks, so snag mini bottles to discover what deserves real estate in your vanity.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Chris Dowling’s film is earnest in its attempt to extract specifically Christian life lessons from a familiar tale of manchildren forced into growing up, and goes pretty light on the Bible-bashing relative to others in its cinematic church.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of goes

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Also, take care to keep potatoes away from onions, as onions release ethylene gas, which speeds up the sprouting process.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
Beyond producing highly uniform nanowires, the technique speeds up materials research.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of speeds

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The church leaders called on lawmakers to retain existing tax exemptions for charitable organizations such as maternity homes, domestic violence shelters and food banks if Amendment 5 passes.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Multiple governments are jostling for sovereignty over the waterway, a crucial economic corridor through which one third of global maritime trade passes every year.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of passes

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The hot temperatures are expected to persist at least through the weekend, and temperatures may be forecast to be higher as the week progresses, depending on how much influence the heat dome is expected to wield.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Temperatures will slowly rise each day as the week progresses.

— Sean Macaday July 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of progresses

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However, not everyone feels it, said Wes Schroll, founder and chief executive officer of Fetch, which runs an app where consumers can get rewards for uploading receipts and that data is anonymized for brands’ market research.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
PayJoy runs the other way, into exactly the markets that correlation leaves out.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

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