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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
At the time, PayPal was still a division of eBay (EBAY), and when PayPal was spun off into an independent company in 2015, Venmo went along with it.
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Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
In two days, the Legislature largely went along with a plan for dramatically slashing taxes on a homeowner’s primary residence, a primary source to run all 67 counties, 411 cities and more than 2,000 single-purpose special taxing districts.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
In handing down Iwamasa’s sentence today, the judge basically went along with the prosecution’s recommendations.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
The pursuit at times reached speeds of 110 mph as the suspect went along Lewis Avenue, West Dunbar Road and then past Meanwell Road before pulling into a field and coming to a stop.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
The host committee had originally estimated a need for 5,200 volunteers, but that number shrunk as the process went along and organizers realized the true needs of the city.
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Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band.
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Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Oviedo showed flashes of excellence in spring training, but his velocity noticeably dipped as camp went along.
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Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
There was a lot of potty talk that went along with this effort as the crew and Mission Control repeatedly tried to flush the vent lines and drain the toilet, which is itself a first for a moon mission.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
5 Apr. 2026
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
In two days, the Legislature largely went along with a plan for dramatically slashing taxes on a homeowner’s primary residence, a primary source to run all 67 counties, 411 cities and more than 2,000 single-purpose special taxing districts.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
In handing down Iwamasa’s sentence today, the judge basically went along with the prosecution’s recommendations.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
The pursuit at times reached speeds of 110 mph as the suspect went along Lewis Avenue, West Dunbar Road and then past Meanwell Road before pulling into a field and coming to a stop.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
The host committee had originally estimated a need for 5,200 volunteers, but that number shrunk as the process went along and organizers realized the true needs of the city.
—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
There was a bit of screaming by girls, but the boyfriends who went along wanted to listen to the band.
—
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Oviedo showed flashes of excellence in spring training, but his velocity noticeably dipped as camp went along.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
There was a lot of potty talk that went along with this effort as the crew and Mission Control repeatedly tried to flush the vent lines and drain the toilet, which is itself a first for a moon mission.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
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As the race progressed, Schlossberg received heavy media scrutiny by The New York Times with reports of high turnover inside his campaign and allegations of erratic behavior.
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As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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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.
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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.
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The tensions around the negotiations The negotiations proceeded under a cloud of escalating tensions.
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Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
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Every evening for weeks, protesters have marched by the thousands in the capital, Tirana, holding up cutouts of flamingos.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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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.
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
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Courtesy of Francois Duhamel His galactic victory lap has been a long time coming after years of taking any gig that came along.
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Then legalized sports betting came along, and, with it, millions of dollars for Colorado water projects.
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The pick-up truck driver lost control and went off the roadway, where the vehicle then overturned.
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The vehicle then got back onto the ramp, crossed to the right shoulder and went off the road, coming to rest against a tree, according to state police.
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