proceeded

past tense of proceed

Examples Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of proceeded The defendants, as a result, sought to stop the release as the case proceeded. Robert Legare, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025 At the same time, the US proceeded with developing and enacting the National Cybersecurity Strategy, setting standards, and mandating the establishment of a State Department Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Aldermen then proceeded to outmaneuver the mayor to land a budget with no property tax increase. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Those children who remained proceeded down Palisades Drive — hand in hand, guided by staff members — to Station 23. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 As the wrestling icon entered the arena a little over two hours into WWE Raw, he was met with the sound of loud booing from the crowd — but despite the unwelcome reception, Hogan, 72, proceeded to talk over them and congratulate the WWE on its debut on the streaming platform, PEOPLE can confirm. Danielle Jennings, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025 But Astor wouldn’t blink and the auction proceeded as scheduled. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made By History, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025 Zuckerberg spelled out his vision of free speech at Georgetown in 2019, to the consternation and shock of the Left; Facebook then proceeded to cave, engaging in mass censorship. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 But the next year, Beijing proceeded to do exactly that—and Obama did nothing. Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded
Verb
  • Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.
    Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Supermodel Heidi Klum, who progressed into a mainstay judge of American’s Got Talent on NBC, is returning to her roots in the reality/competition space.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Razorbacks’ marquee win came against a Playoff team in Tennessee, but that didn’t spark a surge at all.
    Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly after, came the US Olympic trials.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

Thesaurus Entries Near proceeded

Cite this Entry

“Proceeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on proceeded

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!