proceed (with)

verb

Definition of proceed (with)next
as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceed (with)
  1. resume
  2. continue
  3. restart
  4. reopen
Verb
  • Living donors who give one of their kidneys are able to return to work as soon as 2-3 weeks after surgery, depending upon their job, and resume most physical activity within 4-6 weeks.
    Allan Chernoff, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Negotiations dragged on until 3am each night and resumed in the morning after a few hours of sleep, a U.S. official said.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of resume
Verb
  • Wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.
    Max Butterworth, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Yesterday, as the fires continued to spread and burn large areas of Los Angeles, the Oscars, voting for which began Wednesday morning, extended its voting window until Tuesday, Jan. 14, with the 2025 Oscars nominations announcement postponed until Sunday, Jan. 19.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of continue
Verb
  • The denial-of-service attacks ceased minutes before agents first made contact with him, and did not restart after his computer was seized, according to the filing.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Constellation agreed last year to spend $1.6 billion to restart a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pa. — a project for which Microsoft is effectively footing the bill.
    Rebecca F. Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of restart
Verb
  • Rather than reopen as a traditional record shop, Muhammad and Anderson decided to try something new: Transform it into an economic and social anchor for the neighborhood.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
  • When the court — under a new judge — reopened his case in late 2023, Knight’s sentence was not reduced.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of reopen
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proceeds (with)

proceed (with)

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“Proceed (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceed%20%28with%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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