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
Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet the way that recent works of fiction portray this conflict often feels remarkably familiar, playing into an old idea of the countryside as a remnant bound to be destroyed by the march of progress.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Born and raised in the British Virgin Islands, Harrigan leads 130 Southland College Prep students in five main troops: marching band, wind ensemble, concert band, jazz ensemble and percussion ensemble.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Gators are too talented and too deep to be denied a shot at representing the West Region in the Final Four, and the Terps’ march through the NCAA Tournament ends 3,000 miles away from home.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet the way that recent works of fiction portray this conflict often feels remarkably familiar, playing into an old idea of the countryside as a remnant bound to be destroyed by the march of progress.
—Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Cameras showed Vietnam’s team on arrival, marching square-shouldered to the rescue behind their country’s flag.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Born and raised in the British Virgin Islands, Harrigan leads 130 Southland College Prep students in five main troops: marching band, wind ensemble, concert band, jazz ensemble and percussion ensemble.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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About 10 minutes later, Geragos strode back into the courtroom, directed his team to the door and walked out, with about 20 of the Menendez relatives and Erik Menendez's wife -- who all support the brothers -- following suit.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Nathan was close behind, striding methodically, and Seraphine trailed him in her bare feet, struggling to keep up, surveillance camera footage showed.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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Viewers were able to see a visible change in the dog's demeanor as the video progressed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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As the disease progresses, your doctor may change or add additional medications to control symptoms.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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Many of the returnees are then paraded on state-run TV as political trophies by Maduro’s regime.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
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The tech industry’s leading CEO’s rushed to contribute to Trump’s inauguration in January and paraded to Washington, D.C., for the event.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Another legal challenge to Trump's order brought by 19 Democratic state attorneys general in federal court in Massachusetts is proceeding separately, though the government has asked for that case to be moved to Washington, D.C., to be consolidated with the one before Kollar-Kotelly.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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That said, proceed with a little common sense here.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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The case, originally filed in 2012, accused Sutter of attempting to amass monopoly power in northern California through all-or-nothing contracts, requiring insurers to include all of its hospitals and physician groups in health plans.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Feldstein Soto said the UCLA Police Department referred 245 arrests and all were declined for filing due to insufficient evidence.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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After the Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards poked the proverbial bear, Doncic turned his game up a notch, scoring 31 points to go with 12 rebounds and nine assists (on a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line) to give the Lakers a 94-85 victory in Game 2, evening the series.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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And then, all of the sudden, the girlfriend’s gone.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/march. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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