as in to progress
to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of go along
Mom went along with the idea initially, and agreed to move.
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
As the summer went along, everyone else started to see that as well.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
John Steinbeck, a year away from his Nobel Prize in literature, went along for the ride.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024
Antisemitism often goes along with anti-democratic movements.
—Joan Solomon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
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Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
As the summer went along, everyone else started to see that as well.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
John Steinbeck, a year away from his Nobel Prize in literature, went along for the ride.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024
Antisemitism often goes along with anti-democratic movements.
—Joan Solomon, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
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To the other characters, time seems to be progressing normally, but each time the clock strikes midnight, the day spins backwards and wipes the slate—and their memories—clean.Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Those fires have stopped progressing, according to the California Wildfire Tracking account on X, formerly Twitter.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Artificial intelligence models do much more than generate (occasionally accurate) text responses and (somewhat) realistic videos.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
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Cooper Rush has done a respectable job, and Micah Parsons will be all over Bryce Young.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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What happens to Social Security and Medicare? Both retirement and disability benefits proceed without interruptions.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The bill will proceed to the U.S. House next before potentially heading to President Joe Biden’s desk.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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Images The votes hadn’t yet been tallied, but the crowds marched past her restaurant carrying a coffin draped in the red, white, and blue colors of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).Justice Baidoo, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Cherry Creek marched 39 yards in five plays, capped off by Cromwell’s 2-yard TD run.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Jessica Parker plays Meredith, a woman struggling to get along with her boyfriend Everett's (Dermot Mulroney) judgmental family, the Stones.Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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But most of these guys don't get along with [the] big tech crowd — these are many of our top builders.Axios, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Be willing to say yes to opportunities and experiences that come along, regardless of your comfort level.Brian Slipka, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Left-handed hitting catchers do not come along often.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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The fact that tax revenue didn't go directly back into the community, to fix roads and bridges damaged by years of fighting, made some residents angry — and fueled protests.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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When the Chiefs shank an easy field goal in the closing seconds, the ball goes off the upright and through the goal posts anyway.Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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