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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By contrast, Xinjiang was conquered in the mid-18th century by the Qing dynasty (around the same time the British were marching on India) and then claimed by the current People’s Republic of China after its formation in 1949.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
At the ellipse, Trump ends his speech by telling the crowd to march on Congress.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
This covert symbol was meant to communicate that the British were rowing across the Charles River, rather than marching on land.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
In Santa’s shop, so bright and neat, A robot marched on metal feet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2024
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
At the ellipse, Trump ends his speech by telling the crowd to march on Congress.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
This covert symbol was meant to communicate that the British were rowing across the Charles River, rather than marching on land.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
In Santa’s shop, so bright and neat, A robot marched on metal feet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2024
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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