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as in marched
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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as in progressed
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 paced
The concept involved direct nods to The Perfect Neighbor’s use of real-time footage—particularly a moment where Teller’s character, Doug, paced around his front porch while speaking with body cam–wearing cops.
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Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Because a world that’s very fast-paced and three-dimensional, people who have been watching football their whole lives will notice the difference.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Others chatted, and Austin paced.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
The soccer was high-paced and mostly sharp, featuring goals from veteran Onni Valakari and Anders Dreyer, off chances created by young defenders Manu Duah and Luca Bombino.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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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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Several people with megaphones spoke from the bed of a pickup truck as the group marched down East Lake Avenue.—
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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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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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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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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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“Paced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paced. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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