proceeding (with)

verb

Definition of proceeding (with)next
present participle of proceed (with)
as in resuming
to begin again or return to after an interruption we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proceeding (with)
  1. resuming
  2. continuing
  3. restarting
  4. reopening
Verb
  • Subsequent tests indicated no further treatment is necessary, and Leo has been slowly resuming his daily activities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine paused such attacks for three days before resuming them, citing continuing Russian attacks.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of resuming
Verb
  • The women’s basketball team recently faced off against the Atlanta Dream in game three of the WNBA Finals, continuing a whirlwind season for the league’s most valuable franchise.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There is little benefit in continuing to pay for an old version of your life.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of continuing
Verb
  • Kyiv views security guarantees as essential to prevent Russia from restarting the war in the future.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • These checkpoints allow a calculation to resume after an interruption instead of restarting from scratch.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of restarting
Verb
  • Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio, is reopening following a death at the site on Friday, October 16.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The order permitted either side to request reopening if negotiations failed.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reopening
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“Proceeding (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeding%20%28with%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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