as in tempo
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1
as in to stride
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade
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2
as in to progress
to move forward along a course
the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement
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Recent Examples of pace
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The brand has kept pace in the 50 years since, either innovating or successfully aping every major development in the field.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Maya Sweedler, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The brand has now paced the Daytona 500 17 times and has more wins at the Speedway than any other manufacturer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Plum kept pace, scoring the last 11 points of the game for the Sparks.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The brand has kept pace in the 50 years since, either innovating or successfully aping every major development in the field.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Verb
The couple were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum when the suspect, who had been seen pacing outside the museum, approached a group of four people and opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference.
—Maya Sweedler, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The brand has now paced the Daytona 500 17 times and has more wins at the Speedway than any other manufacturer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pace
Noun
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Both offenses push the tempo and shoot 3s at a high volume, and both defenses attempt to disrupt that flow.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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In late December, the IDF invaded at least two other areas in Syria beyond the buffer zone and increased the frequency and scale of its strikes deep into Syrian territory, although the tempo has declined over the past two weeks.—
Shira Efron,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Also, giant monster skeletons stride across the city.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 May 2025
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But the biker strides up to the bar just as Colin is buying drinks and orders a few bags of chips for the crew playing darts.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
Verb
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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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This has led to further fan speculation about his current standing and future direction within the company as his contract year progresses.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Communities with higher vaccination rates have fewer opportunities to spread the virus.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Nonetheless, the study achieved high compliance rates and generated enough interest to justify follow-up research.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Verb
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For the Knicks, Karl Anthony-Towns will get into foul trouble in at least two of these games as the Pacers march to the NBA Finals.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Defying opposition from within his ranks, House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted late Wednesday that Republicans would march ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package after a lengthy meeting at the White House with GOP holdouts who are refusing to back the bill.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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So things like baseball pitching, the difference in speed, there may be a 40% to 50% difference.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Research from the Center for Creative Leadership shows that organizations investing in courage-building leadership development see 25% improvement in decision-making speed and 35% better crisis response.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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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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What else to know as the Hockey Canada trial moves on: The case will now proceed as a judge-only trial, with Carroccia responsible for hearing evidence and coming to a verdict.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pace. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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