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 Separately, the risks of both companies floating in limbo for the better part of a year as an antitrust suit by 12 state attorneys general wends its way to a March 2027 trial date has started to sink in. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 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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That claim will be put to the test against one of California’s best teams next week, when Mission Viejo travels to Sacramento to play Folsom High.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Carter Nylon Cargo Backpack My 56-year-old mom never travels without a backpack to easily store her medicines, snacks, chargers, laptop, and even spare clothes in the compact bag.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of travels

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The two women performing a song flee to safety as Montes reaches the bimah, spins around and marches back down the aisle, this time escorted from behind by a security guard, while furiously pounding the air with his fist and ranting.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Bishop Moore marches down the field thanks to a facemask penalty and a 29-yard pass from Blake McCullough to Drew Follett.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of marches

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Under that framework, 50% of income goes toward needs such as housing and utilities, 30% is reserved for discretionary spending and 20% is dedicated to savings and investments.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
In the younger woman’s presence, Rita finds that the ominous ticking clock in her mind goes silent.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of goes

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As the season progresses, with more data, the rankings should look more and more accurate.

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
But as the season progresses, those crises compound, drawing in the expanding cast of characters and making Russ’s untenable situation harder to contain.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of progresses

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The historic buildings once occupied by radio operators now house guests of Basecamp Explorer, which runs a range of Arctic adventures on Spitsbergen, the largest of Svalbard’s islands.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
That idea of jewelry as a vessel for reinterpretation and connection between different wearers also runs throughout the exhibit.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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