as in to proceed
literary
to move from one place to another
We wended through the narrow streets.
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Recent Examples of wend
Plumes of thick black smoke wend upward from within.
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, and a key aide, Ali Amin Gandapur, who is the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, led the march that wended its way into the capital early Tuesday, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party said.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
That ruling will certainly wend its way to the Supreme Court.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
Prewar inequalities wend themselves through the military like a poison, corroding combat power before a shot is even fired.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, and a key aide, Ali Amin Gandapur, who is the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, led the march that wended its way into the capital early Tuesday, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party said.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
That ruling will certainly wend its way to the Supreme Court.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2024
Prewar inequalities wend themselves through the military like a poison, corroding combat power before a shot is even fired.
—Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
See all Example Sentences for wend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wend
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Monday night’s three inaugural balls are expected to proceed as scheduled.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Behar proceeds with her analogy about Navarro and her husband getting divorced and maintaining contact with him.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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With the Chiefs marching toward winning another AFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl, Lamar Hunt’s legacy takes center stage in two ways.—
Monty Davis,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of people celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day on Monday, marching through the streets of Land Park.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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The confident and haughty Onegin kills his friend in the duel and flees to travel the world to ruminate.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Many European athletes decided to stay home because of the Russo-Japanese War, as well as the effort and expense required to travel to the United States.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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TikTok appears to be back online in the U.S. after going dark in the late hours of Saturday ahead of the looming Jan. 19 ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The 'simplest and clearest' answer for TikTok is a 'clean divestment,' research associate says Heritage Foundation senior research associate Daniel Cochrane discusses the future of TikTok as the ban goes into effect and President-elect Donald Trump considering a 90-day extension.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Watson said outside court that their dossier of information would be passed to authorities.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Another law passed in Indiana limited the options and types of contraceptives to people on Medicare.—
Grant McLaughlin,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Graphic by Sohail Al-Jamea & David Newcomb The bicycle lane on Stockton Boulevard is barely two feet wide in most places, leaving cyclists a few inches from speeding traffic.—
Ryan Lillis,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Wend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wend. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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