as in did
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeded
Burgett then proceeded to yell at both police and the store clerk, who had followed him out, prosecutors said.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Levin proceeded to advocate for US escalation in Iran.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Espina proceeded to post a flurry of brief videos on social media.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The Celtics proceeded to score on their next six possessions to reestablish control.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Matter proceeded to show the payday for the first group on a big screen.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
In February 2024, the project proceeded to community reviews and later that year got support from La Jolla planning groups.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The House proceeded to vote down the amendment resolution 59-63 — 25 votes short of the necessary supermajority.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Altman and other OpenAI executives have for years stressed that compute is a major bottleneck for the company, which has proceeded to raise astronomical sums of cash, including $110 billion earlier this year, with $50 billion coming from Amazon.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Levin proceeded to advocate for US escalation in Iran.
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Espina proceeded to post a flurry of brief videos on social media.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The Celtics proceeded to score on their next six possessions to reestablish control.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Matter proceeded to show the payday for the first group on a big screen.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
In February 2024, the project proceeded to community reviews and later that year got support from La Jolla planning groups.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The House proceeded to vote down the amendment resolution 59-63 — 25 votes short of the necessary supermajority.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Altman and other OpenAI executives have for years stressed that compute is a major bottleneck for the company, which has proceeded to raise astronomical sums of cash, including $110 billion earlier this year, with $50 billion coming from Amazon.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded
Verb
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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
Verb
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Jerkins’ family operation included his cousin, Robert Smith, known as Big Bert, with whom Brandy began a clandestine relationship as the recording progressed.—
Jackson Howard,
Pitchfork,
29 Mar. 2026
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By now, the space was packed, and conversation progressed at shouting volumes.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Royals' left-hander went six innings and allowed four hits and a walk while striking out eight.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs went from playing in 100-plus degree weather for over a week in Arizona to wind chills in the upper 20s on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field in their 6-2 win over the Angels.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As the students marched, many drivers honked to show their support.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of six inconceivably traumatic days, Caldwell and three friends were forcibly marched and starved, shoved under boulders to evade detection, and made to watch their kidnappers execute members of the rival Kyrgyz Army at point-blank range.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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“Proceeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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