as in progressed
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceeded
The defendants, as a result, sought to stop the release as the case proceeded.
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Shortly after, came the US Olympic trials.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Proceeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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