went along

verb

past tense of go along
as in progressed
to move forward along a course everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered

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Recent Examples of went along In 2025, his play improved as the season went along, and Gonzalez played a major role in the team’s magical playoff run. — Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In the end, Bucklo went along with the deal, which scuttled a trial that had been set for later this year. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Most states went along, and Idaho further broadened its exemption in 1976 to not only keep faith healers from going to jail if their children died, but also to keep their children from being placed in foster care solely for lack of medical care. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026 The rally fueled by the Treasury Department's bond-buying announcement lost momentum as the day went along. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 And just one week before, Vogue went along with Emma for the final fitting of her Monique Lhuillier custom wedding gown and archival after-party dress. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 July 2026 Washington broadly went along with the same logic because the alternative, the total economic isolation of Russia, would have required genuine multilateral coordination with India and China, an outcome that was never politically realistic. — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Both sides went along with the judge switch, following a long-standing legal practice of having one judge oversee related cases. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Weekly Newsletter All this went along with a view of Buddhism as the polar opposite of the Orientalist image of the passive Asian. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
  1. progressed
  2. did
  3. proceeded
  4. marched
  5. went
  6. came
  7. came along
  8. went off
Verb
  • The Carlson-Vance partnership has generated more conservative blowback over the past few years as Carlson has progressed from skepticism of Israel into anti-Semitism, which Carlson denies.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The discussions involved outfielder Jackson Merrill, among other prospects, but never progressed.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • Then proceeded to apply my lipstick in a way that accentuated my Cupid's bow.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kim proceeded to go 5-for-15 in four contests, recording his first extra-base hit and multi-hit performance in the same game.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • In Michigan, Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed marched in the Detroit Labor Day Parade and will attend other union and labor events throughout the day.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The university's band, cheerleaders and spirit squads marched through the North Shore, drawing applause and photos from fans lining the streets.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • When punk finally came along, the movie talks about how Townshend, who totally dug the punk scene, tried to cozy up to Johnny Rotten and got nowhere.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The headlining move came along the front seven, as Washington signed pass rusher Charles Omenihu to bolster the edge rotation and brought in former Michigan safety Sonny Styles via the draft to inject athletic versatility into the secondary.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of came along
Verb
  • Air raid sirens went off a few times while Riggle was working, but there wasn’t a concern of another jet hitting a skyscraper.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
  • To write, Rosales went off the grid, holing up in a cabin in the woods.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of went off

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