as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
when it was first built, this castle protected what was then the country's northern march
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as in procession
forward movement in time or place
the march of time
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as in to stride
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step
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as in to progress
to move forward along a course
bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute
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Recent Examples of march
John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2020
Demo was a march that looped the city several times.
—NBC News, 3 June 2020
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Maggie informs them her base is preparing to march in the local tulip festival tomorrow, which Quinn scoffs at, but Maggie counters that her base has the highest morale of any base in the U.S. military, with a world-class dining facility.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The march was organized on social media and drew a diverse crowd of old and young.
—John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 7 June 2020
Demo was a march that looped the city several times.
—NBC News, 3 June 2020
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But, like workers shedding the new year festivities and glumly marching back to the office, stocks lost their sheen, began tilting down and closed the session lower.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Maggie informs them her base is preparing to march in the local tulip festival tomorrow, which Quinn scoffs at, but Maggie counters that her base has the highest morale of any base in the U.S. military, with a world-class dining facility.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Republican will stride back into the Oval Office on January 20 with the world a more dangerous place than during his first term, with nuclear saber-rattling rife and experimental ballistic missiles bringing fresh attention to how Washington plans to protect U.S. soil.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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So when Darth Vader makes his appearance in the original Star Wars, striding through Princess Leia’s spaceship?Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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As the winter storms progress, more updates are expected from local authorities to guide residents and travelers through potentially dangerous conditions.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Despite these votes, the bill did not progress from a conference committee assigned to reconcile the differences before the end of the legislative session.Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The trophy bearing his name was paraded before the match.Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Johnny, her youngest, proceeded to nap for the entire time.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after the election, federal prosecutors in the Justice Department’s Capitol Siege Section received guidance to proceed with pending cases, trials, sentencing hearings and plea agreement hearings.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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The petition was filed with the Department of Health in November, and the agency referred it to an administrative law judge on Monday.Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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The reports were filed in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, when Hamas, designated a terror organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union, killed nearly 1,200 people and took roughly 250 hostages.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Drafted by the Browns in 2010, McCoy had to go with the teams that wanted to give him a job.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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But there’s also no shame going with the sidekick, who proved his mettle after 10 games out by not missing a single defensive beat.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement According to Amika Mota, who worked as a firefighter in California’s Chowchilla prison before her release in 2015, during major fires prisoners do a lot of preventive and protective work, like clearing brush or cutting gaps in the vegetation to slow the spread of flames.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Amid the devastating ongoing Palisades Fire, actor Sebastian Harrison did everything possible to escape.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/march. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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