as in to progress
to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of go along
The company launched a pilot project in 2020 at three dairy farms outside Cheshire in the U.K., where a veterinarian would go along every week and rate the cows’ health over time as the cameras watched, too.
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Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
There is an abundance of books on the topic by everyone from physicians to researchers to Naomi Watts; emerging research, and concrete information to help women navigate the often sudden, severe, and frequently misdiagnosed physical, emotional, and mental health symptoms that go along with it.
—Time, 26 June 2025
In her first start, center Monique Billings had a season-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Republican leaders in the state legislature did not go along with the original DeSantis plan to have Florida fund the flights filled with federal immigration detainees.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
There is an abundance of books on the topic by everyone from physicians to researchers to Naomi Watts; emerging research, and concrete information to help women navigate the often sudden, severe, and frequently misdiagnosed physical, emotional, and mental health symptoms that go along with it.
—Time, 26 June 2025
In her first start, center Monique Billings had a season-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Republican leaders in the state legislature did not go along with the original DeSantis plan to have Florida fund the flights filled with federal immigration detainees.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
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The ship’s construction began in February 2023 with steel cutting and then progressed with the keel laying in December 2023.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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More serious conditions like infection can also occur if contaminated water enters small cuts or open wounds in the skin, and can progress to sepsis if left untreated.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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The agency was in great peril, as there was no one in headquarters who could push back on harmful things being done to NASA or get things done.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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The former professional baseball player created a big alliance of six people early on in the game and proceeded to add two more names without letting anyone else in the alliance know.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Viewers, just like last season, also play a very important role in how things proceed, deciding over spontaneous voting sessions which Islanders will recouple, who will remain in the villa and who goes home heartbroken.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
5 July 2025
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The news sent momentary jitters through equity markets, but stocks had shrugged off all uncertainty by midweek to march higher still.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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After marching across campus, NUPU-UE members handed the petition to Jake Julia, vice provost for administration and chief of staff in the Office of the Provost, who met the group outside of the Rebecca Crown Center.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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At a time when the American government's tariff policies and 51st state talk about Canada are creating tension, the people of Detroit and Windsor seem to be getting along just fine, thank you.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 July 2025
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China and the European Union can’t seem to get along, despite sharing a common foe in U.S. President Donald Trump and his trade war.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Then, in 1989, the Central Park jogger case came along, and five Black and Hispanic teenagers were convicted of the crime of brutally raping a white woman.—
Robert Chiarito,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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There are exceptions, of course—every once in a while, a senator will come along who decides to do what's right and lives to tell about it.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But everything depends on next weekend’s figures after the arrival of the first major box office threat, and the bigger the box office impact, the faster Jurassic World’s plans for a billion dollar summer may go extinct.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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But the story goes a little something like this: Cheyenne, along with her two older brothers, was taken in by their great-grandparents after their mother lost custody.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
6 July 2025
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Sometimes the songs that end up going off live are deeper cuts on the album, but in this case, those two songs are going to translate really well for the live show.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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After a review of the replay, the call stood, and Schneider went off.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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