march on
phrasal verb
marched on; marching on; marches on
1
: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it
Enemy troops were marching on the city.
2
: to go or continue onward
Time marches on.
Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
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The body louse, as vector of epidemic typhus, helped ruin Napoleon’s march on Moscow.
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Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
In 1967: Tens of thousands of people opposed to the Vietnam War marched on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., in one of the largest protests in U.S. history.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
At least two thousand people marched on Washington, D.C. on Saturday, September 14 as part of the historic Gender Liberation March, demanding bodily autonomy in the form of gender-affirming healthcare and reproductive justice.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 16 Sep. 2024
But while the debate continues, the climate crisis marches on unchecked, and with an extremely high price to be paid.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
In 1967: Tens of thousands of people opposed to the Vietnam War marched on the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., in one of the largest protests in U.S. history.
—Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
At least two thousand people marched on Washington, D.C. on Saturday, September 14 as part of the historic Gender Liberation March, demanding bodily autonomy in the form of gender-affirming healthcare and reproductive justice.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 16 Sep. 2024
But while the debate continues, the climate crisis marches on unchecked, and with an extremely high price to be paid.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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