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to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of went along
His father refused to relinquish his grudge, as Dreher saw it, and his mother always went along with her husband.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, a divided committee mostly went along with Grow and Tanner and voted 14-6 to approve 4% total budget cuts in fiscal year 2026, which ends in June, and 13-7 to approve 5% total cuts in fiscal year 2027.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Instead, the buyers went along with it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
A lot of people nodded and went along with even the craziest aspects because there was no mechanism to get feedback from our own people.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Stidham was clearly flustered by it more and more as the game went along.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
The stands filled out more as the night went along, but empty areas were noticeable in the corners.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Horton seemed to really learn how to harness his full arsenal as the season went along.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Sell went along with him for the day.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, a divided committee mostly went along with Grow and Tanner and voted 14-6 to approve 4% total budget cuts in fiscal year 2026, which ends in June, and 13-7 to approve 5% total cuts in fiscal year 2027.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Instead, the buyers went along with it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
A lot of people nodded and went along with even the craziest aspects because there was no mechanism to get feedback from our own people.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Stidham was clearly flustered by it more and more as the game went along.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
The stands filled out more as the night went along, but empty areas were noticeable in the corners.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Horton seemed to really learn how to harness his full arsenal as the season went along.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Sell went along with him for the day.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
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Gotch and Burns were pioneers of wrestling, and as the 20th century progressed, schools in Iowa at both the high school and collegiate levels began offering wrestling as a sport.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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As the night progressed, cocktail glasses continued to clink while a tasty île flottante dessert made its way to each table.—
Avon Dorsey,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Evacuations then proceeded slowly, and only a small portion of Evergreen was evacuated.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The team has not proceeded with building a stadium there while weighing proposals for a new domed stadium on the Chicago lakefront or potentially in Northwest Indiana as negotiations remain in flux with Illinois officials.—
Marissa Payne,
Des Moines Register,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Heschel marched with King in 1965 in Selma, Ala.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's sudden disappearance has marched into a fifth day, with hundreds of law enforcement agents working the case.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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So, owner Robert Kraft went with another familiar face and former Super Bowl champion, this time with head coaching experience already.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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As for accessories, Union went mostly minimal, save for a few pieces of gold jewelry to add a pop of color contrast to the mostly monochrome look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That was until reigning world champion Federica Brignone came along.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Larson was untouchable in midget racing before Bell came along, and then Bell started beating Larson and forced the Californian to raise his game.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Horishima went off balance through the moguls, bailing out of his final jump.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Young Rod went off to France by himself, and on a visit to Chartres, standing in the nave of the cathedral, he was overcome by a vague but powerful sense that God was real.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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