as in progressed
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeded
The prosecution had initially charged him with 35 offenses but proceeded with only five.
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Reuters, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Santa Monica has proceeded more cautiously through a year of negotiations.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Manning, who replaced Ewers in the second quarter of a 56-7 pasting of the Roadrunners in Week 3 and proceeded to throw four touchdown passes on 12 attempts, threw a pair of TDs and interceptions in his first start against Louisiana-Monroe.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Then the motorcade proceeded to the private fund-raiser, in a wealthy part of town, where Emhoff gave the same stump speech, got another warm reception, and raised a million dollars.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Her main lawyer Jason Bowles has made a number of efforts since the sentencing to appeal his client’s conviction or get her bail while the appeal proceeded.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
His renascent music and film careers proceeded steadily, if not spectacularly in comparison to his early stardom, from the ‘80s onward.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
Reuters, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Santa Monica has proceeded more cautiously through a year of negotiations.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Manning, who replaced Ewers in the second quarter of a 56-7 pasting of the Roadrunners in Week 3 and proceeded to throw four touchdown passes on 12 attempts, threw a pair of TDs and interceptions in his first start against Louisiana-Monroe.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Then the motorcade proceeded to the private fund-raiser, in a wealthy part of town, where Emhoff gave the same stump speech, got another warm reception, and raised a million dollars.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Her main lawyer Jason Bowles has made a number of efforts since the sentencing to appeal his client’s conviction or get her bail while the appeal proceeded.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
His renascent music and film careers proceeded steadily, if not spectacularly in comparison to his early stardom, from the ‘80s onward.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded
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The episode then progressed into a high-octant pursuit of Martel’s killer.Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Note the dramatic rise since last week, capped by today’s higher high which then got sold as the session progressed.John Navin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Seeing how fast Ukraine went from thousands of drones to millions, things could move quickly.David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Silicon Valley walked in like in the way Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, ‘How many people work here?Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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The decision by Price’s office to file charges in Monk’s death came just days after a landslide election that saw Price become the first district attorney in the county’s history to be recalled from office.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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One of the best aspects of the base Diablo 4 campaign, against all odds, was its story thanks to its superstar villain Lilith, arguably more engaging than any entity that came before, Diablo himself included.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Proceeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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