as in to progress
to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of go along
That’s because Booker torched the Clippers for 40 points to go along with eight assists and five rebounds.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Even my mom, who goes along with us on our deer hunts but makes no pretense of hunting hard, had seen deer but had no shooting.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
His sister refuses to give him money he is owed, and Jake meekly goes along with her?
—Erin Clack, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
That ended up splitting the country, with 32 states going along with the changes and 16 refusing to do so.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Even my mom, who goes along with us on our deer hunts but makes no pretense of hunting hard, had seen deer but had no shooting.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
His sister refuses to give him money he is owed, and Jake meekly goes along with her?
—Erin Clack, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
That ended up splitting the country, with 32 states going along with the changes and 16 refusing to do so.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
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To the other characters, time seems to be progressing normally, but each time the clock strikes midnight, the day spins backwards and wipes the slate—and their memories—clean.Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Those fires have stopped progressing, according to the California Wildfire Tracking account on X, formerly Twitter.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Artificial intelligence models do much more than generate (occasionally accurate) text responses and (somewhat) realistic videos.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
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Most people never do this exercise because seeing the gap between their current reality and their dreams feels painful.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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What happens to Social Security and Medicare? Both retirement and disability benefits proceed without interruptions.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The bill will proceed to the U.S. House next before potentially heading to President Joe Biden’s desk.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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Images The votes hadn’t yet been tallied, but the crowds marched past her restaurant carrying a coffin draped in the red, white, and blue colors of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).Justice Baidoo, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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The claim: Image shows protesters in South Korea marching toward presidential palace in December 2024 A Dec. 4 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an aerial image that shows a mass of demonstrators in a city.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Jessica Parker plays Meredith, a woman struggling to get along with her boyfriend Everett's (Dermot Mulroney) judgmental family, the Stones.Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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But most of these guys don't get along with [the] big tech crowd — these are many of our top builders.Axios, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Be willing to say yes to opportunities and experiences that come along, regardless of your comfort level.Brian Slipka, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Left-handed hitting catchers do not come along often.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Will his incoming attorney general or will his FBI director [go after Trump's political enemies]?Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Phill Simon and his family were sleeping in their Glen Park home when the screech of tornado alerts going off on their phones woke them up.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes, the lights never go off, or there aren’t any mattresses, or the facilities are just too loud.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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