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)
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi pressed his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities during a meeting in Beijing.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026 -
Since inspections resumed following COVID-19 disruptions in 2021, UC Davis has received 15 violations across nine inspections, including critical violations involving animal injuries and enclosure failures.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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Burke continued a strong series for Sox starters, following up Noah Schultz’s six scoreless innings Friday with six scoreless of his own.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Trump posted on social media that the two-month war could soon end and that oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict could restart.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Trump posted on social media Wednesday that the two-month war could soon end and that oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict could restart.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 May 2026
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While the Federal Bureau of Prisons has said there are no plans to reopen FCI Dublin, local officials are concerned it could be repurposed as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center and processing facility.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
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Trump this week floated a new plan to reopen the critical passageway used by America’s Gulf allies to export their oil and gas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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“Proceed (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceed%20%28with%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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