1
as in strode
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement
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Recent Examples of paced
Running back Rodney Nelson paced the ground attack with 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Editor Kirk Baxter’s cutting is precise and paced increasingly as events grow more dire.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Trevon Willams paced Ag Science (0-1) with 50 yards rushing, including a team-best 33-yard run in the third quarter.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Olbinski paced around his cameras in Casa Grande, plotting his next move.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Editor Kirk Baxter’s cutting is precise and paced increasingly as events grow more dire.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Trevon Willams paced Ag Science (0-1) with 50 yards rushing, including a team-best 33-yard run in the third quarter.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Olbinski paced around his cameras in Casa Grande, plotting his next move.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paced
Verb
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Then, a black horse strode between the trees, beelining for Stires.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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The child was nowhere to be seen on Wednesday as her father strode down the red carpet at Tiananmen Square ahead of Xi’s military parade.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Science has progressed our understanding further and further back in cosmic history, but so far, there’s no end in sight to where the story actually, truly began.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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As their relationship progressed, the two married in 2003 and later had their sons, Jeremy and Nate.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Cougars got the ball to start and marched down the field and scored.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of buckling to the pressure, McCarthy and company marched down the field and put together three impressive scoring drives.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Since the turn of the century, autonomous mining has proceeded through several generations of capability, with both robustness and cost-benefit increasing.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jefferson-Wooden went into these championships as a strong favorite to secure the victory.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This year, Tillman went head-to-head with another Severance star Zach Cherry.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Paced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paced. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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