1
as in strode
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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as in proceeded
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 marched
Some who marched carried signs of Good as well as others who have been killed by ICE agents or died while in ICE custody.
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Several people with megaphones spoke from the bed of a pickup truck as the group marched down East Lake Avenue.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
On the ensuing drive, Stafford marched the Rams 67 yards in 11 plays and found running back Kyren Williams on a 13-yard touchdown pass as the Rams retook the lead, 27-24.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
From there, thousands marched through nearby neighborhoods before converging on the street where Good died Wednesday morning.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis and around the country on Saturday to protest Good's killing, as well as the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
That evening, hundreds protested and marched outside two hotels in downtown Minneapolis where immigration enforcement agents were supposed to be staying.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Advertisement What the hostage crisis was really like The city of Indianapolis came to a standstill as Kiritsis marched Hall, who wasn’t wearing a coat, down four blocks in near zero-degree temperatures to the Indiana statehouse.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Following a quick three-and-out by Livingstone (5-4, 3-3), Durham completed several passes as the Golden Bulls marched downfield.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
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The president strode into office with a promise to turn the page on America’s decades of foreign entanglements.—
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Ironically, the biggest chance of the game came from his replacement, Josko Gvardiol, who strode forward unmarked to meet a cross that was excellently saved by Robin Roefs, finding himself in the penalty area on multiple occasions after coming on.—
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Sacramento police diverted traffic from N Street between Fifth and Sixth streets downtown as the march proceeded, Gamble said.—
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Government troops launched an armored offensive on Thursday, with conflicting reports of how the fight proceeded.—
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During the few months work was allowed to resume, construction progressed to around 87% completion, according to the developers’ legal filings.—
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
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After that day, when I was given the book which promised to answer all of my bloody questions—my long-suffering American Girl doll went into the closet.—
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On the other sideline, Lawrence went 13-for-23 for 158 yards with one touchdown and one interception.—
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
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“Marched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marched. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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