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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 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 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
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
  • Jake Jurewicz, chief executive and co-founder of Blue Energy, pointed out that the partnership has progressed from technology selection to NRC permitting in only a few months.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As the technology has progressed at a rapid clip, Congress has refrained from imposing rules or funding ways for people to successfully adjust to the potential changes from AI.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 16 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 came Week 2, when Brooks took his final snap in the second half and limped to the locker room, towel over his head, and proceeded to watch the rest of the game on the sidelines.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately for Riley, with a chance to tie it, Rutgers proceeded to go three-and-out.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Wentz took advantage of the good field position and marched the team to three touchdown passes on 13-for-19 passing.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Arkansas State marched 84 yards in four plays thanks to a 46-yard gain to tight end Jabari Bush.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • Catcher Caden Bodine had plenty of reasons to be excited about how his first season in the Rays organization went, following a December trade from Baltimore.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Demon Deacons went 42 yards on eight plays, converting a fourth down in the process, to get to the Miami 22-yard line.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 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
  • After a pass went off Deebo Samuel’s hands early in the first quarter, Purdy completed his next 18 passes for 276 yards.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • All of the bouncing between islands via boat, helicopter, and private plane went off without a hitch.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of went off

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