proceeded (along)

verb

past tense of proceed (along)
as in traversed
to make one's way through, across, or over the hikers proceeded along the ridge for several hundred feet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeded (along)
  1. traversed
  2. crossed
  3. followed
  4. walked
  5. covered
  6. navigated
  7. traveled
Verb
  • Some traffic traversed the strait on Tuesday, according to data and analytics company Kpler, which verified 41 crossings compared to 36 on Monday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The first Spanish expedition to California in 1542 was followed about 220 years later when Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan monk Junipero Serra traversed the coastal lands.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of traversed
Verb
  • On Saturday, 19 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz in either direction, but only one openly signaled its inbound transit along the Omani coast, Kpler data show.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Unlike last year, however, no Russian drones or missiles crossed the sky above the campsite on their way toward Kyiv.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of crossed
Verb
  • Those fatalities followed the deaths of at least nine members of Iran’s armed forces in Wednesday’s strikes, according to state media.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of followed
Verb
  • At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • When choosing a warranty, review the contract, check what is covered, and understand the claims process.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Travel insurance experts say travelers' biggest mistake this summer is too much confidence—like assuming that any disruption is automatically covered by their policy.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of covered
Verb
  • Ohtani successfully navigated traffic to throw a scoreless fifth, but Xander Bogaerts tagged him for an RBI double in the sixth.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • His father, seeking stability and education for his sons, navigated challenges to build a new life.
    — Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of navigated
Verb
  • The Royals allowed three runs on a baseball that traveled all of 39 feet and made three throwing errors on one play.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • The Kansas City Royals committed three errors on one Carson Benge comebacker in the first inning at Citi Field on Tuesday night, turning a ball that traveled maybe 50 feet into three New York Mets runs.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of traveled
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