as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries
when it was first built, this castle protected what was then the country's northern march
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as in procession
forward movement in time or place
the march of time
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as in to stride
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute
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Recent Examples of march
Haroldo Jacobovicz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The Knicks' star point guard had been out since early march with an ankle injury, but New York (50-28) managed to go 9-6 without him.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Former Gaza hostages are expected to march in this year’s parade down Fifth Ave., organizers said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Designing Technologies That Empower And Unite Necessity is the mother of invention, and invention fuels the march of progress, so its potential to address inequalities is immense.
—Haroldo Jacobovicz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The Knicks' star point guard had been out since early march with an ankle injury, but New York (50-28) managed to go 9-6 without him.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Netflix and Amazon marched into the week buoyed by the growing number of streaming subscribers who see ads.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Former Gaza hostages are expected to march in this year’s parade down Fifth Ave., organizers said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for march
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Richard, a breakout talent from Combs’ MTV reality series Making the Band who later joined Bad Boys’ all-female group Danity Kane and the R&B trio Diddy–Dirty Money, confidently strode into courtroom, avoiding making eye contact with her former label boss.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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After the host, the actress Mikey Madison, said good night, Wallen gave her a one-armed hug and strode off the stage, toward the camera, without looking back.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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As the film progresses and Joel descends into a darker world of exploitation and cruelty, Cruise gradually chips away at his innocence to reveal a sober, world-weary demeanor.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Due to the shortage of hospital beds, the individuals are often stuck in legal limbo in which their cases can’t progress until they get treated.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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And if there was any doubt, Maddison and Sergio Reguilon, medals around their necks, paraded a banner around the pitch.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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China parades its new hypersonic missiles in Tiananmen Square.—
Iain Boyd,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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The Novavax decision suggests the Trump administration may already have decided how to proceed in advance of that meeting.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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The funny part here is that the five-time major winner cut his eyes over and saw the camera on him, but proceeded to say the explicitives anyway.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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In a campaign finance report for last quarter filed in April, Riddle reported raising $30,302.02 in contributions and spending $4,321.01, leaving a balance of $25,981.01 as of March 31.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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And in 2018, the chain also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but came out of it the next year.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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So now the mystery of high U.S. interest rates makes sense: keep the dollar strong to keep the confetti going and the runaway government spending funded.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Season 2 will see Charles (Danson) going undercover at a college.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/march. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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