as in progressed
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeded
The operation proceeded and Foxx said his sister knelt outside the operating room, praying the whole time.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
But such an agreement is unlikely to be reached without some months of negotiations and will probably proceeded by tighter sanctions.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
However, Haynes proceeded to make a brief statement.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Long then proceeded to call a mock auction, pretending to sell the cup for a winning bid of $65,000.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Walter says Shire also proceeded to ask about her children in real life, and how Walter plans to decorate her new house.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Anticipating international outcry, the German Foreign Office expressed doubts about prosecuting the two men, but the state attorney proceeded with a closed-door trial anyway.
—Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
Few Causes have proceeded as quickly as his.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Among the 52 diagnosed with cancer so far all but one proceeded with a biopsy and treatment.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
But such an agreement is unlikely to be reached without some months of negotiations and will probably proceeded by tighter sanctions.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
However, Haynes proceeded to make a brief statement.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Long then proceeded to call a mock auction, pretending to sell the cup for a winning bid of $65,000.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Walter says Shire also proceeded to ask about her children in real life, and how Walter plans to decorate her new house.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Anticipating international outcry, the German Foreign Office expressed doubts about prosecuting the two men, but the state attorney proceeded with a closed-door trial anyway.
—Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
Few Causes have proceeded as quickly as his.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Among the 52 diagnosed with cancer so far all but one proceeded with a biopsy and treatment.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded
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There was bleeding from time to time, likely from another subchorionic hematoma, but the pregnancy progressed into her third trimester with minimal issues.Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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While the Vikings offense warmed up as the game progressed, their defense put the clamps on Falcons quarterback Cousins, who was playing in Minnesota for the first time since leaving in the offseason.Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Last season, during the Rams’ last-season push to the playoffs, Stafford went four games without an interception.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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So what happened to the gap in pay after these changes came into effect?Peter Ubel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The idea to host a triple whammy of a book signing fete came while the pals were holidaying in Sicily this summer.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Proceeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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