WENT ALONG Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 Johns said parents who chose Morrison’s school and went along with her methods were sold lies. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 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 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. — 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

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As the 1990s progressed, the Boston blossomed into a fashion statement for a wider audience.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
More importantly, while Yzerman’s Lightning teams made their living outside the first round of the draft, the Red Wings struggled to find major contributors in rounds 2-7 — or at least, ones who progressed quickly enough.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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The countdown to launch had proceeded as planned throughout much of the day as SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company founded by tech mogul Elon Musk, worked toward Starship's 13th mission since 2023.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 July 2026
The bulldozers proceeded to turn Gaza’s Coca-Cola factory into a landscape of glittering glass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of proceeded

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As the series marched along, Schnapp, who portrayed Will Byers, grew up in front of fans while balancing his career and education.

— Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
During the protest, organizers marched throughout uptown, holding a banner and escorted by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Bike Patrol.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

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Robbie Williams was not using cocaine during the World Cup final on Sunday, after a video went viral of a white object falling from his mouth onto a microphone during an interview.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Michelle Obama recently wore a similar pale blue polish, Emily Blunt went lavender, and Taylor Swift got a jumpstart on the season in an equally chilly millennial mint shade.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 July 2026

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Video of her kissing Wolf on the roof of the bar as fireworks went off overhead was published by TMZ.

— Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
An explosion went off near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night ahead of a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, according to French and Syrian media.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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