1
as in striding
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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2
as in progressing
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 marching
The size of the protest appeared to measure well into the thousands by about the time people were marching from West Sacramento.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police did use pepper spray on a smaller group of people marching after the official end of the first rally in June and make two arrests.
—Mary Ramsey
march 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
Demonstrators rally before marching across the Memorial Bridge during the No Kings protest in Washington, Saturday, March 28, 2026.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Liz Truss, British prime minister for 49 days, is marching purposefully through the Gaylord Texan convention center’s corridors.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Since its arrival – likely as a hitchhiker on a shipping container or an airplane from Asia, experts say – the arachnid has been steadily marching north.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
With seconds left on the clock and the score 52-50 in favor of UConn, Princeton has the ball and is marching toward the goal with the ball in the hands of Bradley, hoping to score and tie the game.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation's oldest Catholic Churches on Tuesday before firing muskets outside and marching through neighborhood streets, marking the 250th anniversary of the day British forces evacuated the city.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The film’s final sequence, and the most difficult to shoot, involved hundreds of Londoners, dressed up as V, marching through Trafalgar Square at night to the British Parliament and Big Ben.
—Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police did use pepper spray on a smaller group of people marching after the official end of the first rally in June and make two arrests.
—Mary Ramsey
march 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
Demonstrators rally before marching across the Memorial Bridge during the No Kings protest in Washington, Saturday, March 28, 2026.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Liz Truss, British prime minister for 49 days, is marching purposefully through the Gaylord Texan convention center’s corridors.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Since its arrival – likely as a hitchhiker on a shipping container or an airplane from Asia, experts say – the arachnid has been steadily marching north.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
With seconds left on the clock and the score 52-50 in favor of UConn, Princeton has the ball and is marching toward the goal with the ball in the hands of Bradley, hoping to score and tie the game.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation's oldest Catholic Churches on Tuesday before firing muskets outside and marching through neighborhood streets, marking the 250th anniversary of the day British forces evacuated the city.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The film’s final sequence, and the most difficult to shoot, involved hundreds of Londoners, dressed up as V, marching through Trafalgar Square at night to the British Parliament and Big Ben.
—Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marching
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Nude, striding statues of young men called kouroi were used both as offerings to the gods and as grave markers.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mercury is striding into your public 10th house, boosting your visibility and encouraging you to offer updates that show your strengths without oversharing.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Take these steps to protect comfort and keep progressing forward.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Stewart is progressing in his recovery from shoulder surgery last fall and will likely repeat the live BP sessions a few times before going out on an extended rehab assignment in the minor leagues.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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In doing so, a supreme intelligence began to emerge.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Hall put on late-night shows in the basement of his home and became a popular child magician, earning money by doing his routine at ritzy parties and travelling to magic conventions.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If there are stains, check the care labels before proceeding.—
Sunshine Flint,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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With the deal not proceeding, the other elements are being reevaluated.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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My friend Thai, whose parents were part of the Weather Underground leadership, remembers his father, Jeff Jones, coming home one day to find their family’s Hoboken apartment surrounded by cops—a fire inspector had spotted his tiny crop of marijuana plants on the fire escape.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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For now, channel the ambition, trust the momentum, and know that the slower, more nourishing chapter is coming.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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McDowell is with 916 Community Alliance, going inside underserved community classrooms to help keep the peace.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Deed theft is essentially when someone steals a house, often forging the paperwork, and data obtained by CBS News New York shows a 240% increase in complaints to the New York Attorney General's Office from 2023 to 2025.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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For example, a Republican Party activist in The Villages in Central Florida was charged in 2023 with forging his father’s signature on a mail ballot in the 2020 election after his father had died.—
ORLANDO SENTINEL AND MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARDS,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The first vote will be on advancing an amendment to the SAVE America Act, which would require photo ID to cast a vote.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Elgin Community College has been designated a 2026 Leader College by Achieving the Dream, a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Marching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marching. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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