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 Instead, Patrick and everyone who went along with him set the state GOP up for a candidacy that would pull them all down. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026 As the game went along, participants learned how to categorize the stripes into one bucket or another. — Emily Kwong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 While music went along with the show, the blinking lights did not change colors. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 The question of child exploitation had been raised occasionally as the series went along, but that apparently did not trigger a closer look. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 California settled the lawsuit last month, and the other states involved went along with the compromise. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2026 Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 The following timeline, drawn from Charlotte Observer reporting, tracks how the district arrived at Tuesday’s vote — and where the public dollars went along the way. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 Descano’s side went along with his insanity defense after approving a mental health evaluation by psychologist Eric Drogin, court records show. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 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
  • Trump said Sunday that fresh attacks were highly unlikely as talks to end the conflict progressed, despite both ⁠countries reporting that shipping had been hit in or near the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Deena Zaidi,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • As her term progressed, however, fundraising withered after legislative leaders severed a bundling agreement with the state party and Assemblymember Carl DeMaio urged donors to give to his organization, Reform California, directly.
    — Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 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
  • The Rebels opened with a run play that gained just 1 yard and proceeded to go three-and-out, then UGA’s Nate Frazier ripped off a 46-yard run on the Bulldogs’ first offensive play to spark an opening touchdown drive.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Femi proceeded to dump Reed off the stage and onto several tables below.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • In steady rain and silence, thousands marched in Novi Sad on Sunday in a gesture of respect for the victims.
    — MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At dawn on October 18, 1776, four thousand British and Hessian soldiers marched along the narrow country road that followed the high ground the rock sits on.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of marched
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  • Quarterback Rocco Becht went 16-for-27 for 240 yards and threw first-half touchdowns to Chase Sowell and Zay Robinson, both of whom were listed as questionable on the pregame injury report but ended up being good to play.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Dons went ahead 21-20 on Sierra Aswad’s back-to-back aces in set three.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 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
  • Krukoff saw no conflict between his scientific research—the hard work of collecting, classifying, and analyzing plant specimens—and the economic possibilities that came along with it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Franklyn wrote in Daddy Issues that because of the drama and media speculation that came along with it, she became withdrawn and paranoid.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of came along
Verb
  • The burglar alarm went off just after noon Saturday at the BOE office on Morven Road in Wadesboro, which is closed on weekends.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New Orleans Saints in the NFL’s first-ever game in France that went off surprisingly well despite the protests and civil unrest all week in Paris leading up to the matchup.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of went off

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“Went along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20along. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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