as in progressed
to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of went along
The stands filled out more as the night went along, but empty areas were noticeable in the corners.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Horton seemed to really learn how to harness his full arsenal as the season went along.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Sell went along with him for the day.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Her husband went along with the ploy and could be seen reaching an arm out to save her, all while dressed in his Armani wedding tux.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The refinement of his technique and the discipline of his eyes got better as the game went along.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
But as the movie went along, the character evolved.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Some commentators have suggested that had Americans had earlier access to the Zapruder film, the conspiracy culture that metastasized around the killing of JFK and the more generalized distrust of institutions that went along with it may not have been quite so powerful.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Too fearful to resist, Liu went along with the arrest, just as the young officer had done before him.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Horton seemed to really learn how to harness his full arsenal as the season went along.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Sell went along with him for the day.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Her husband went along with the ploy and could be seen reaching an arm out to save her, all while dressed in his Armani wedding tux.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The refinement of his technique and the discipline of his eyes got better as the game went along.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
But as the movie went along, the character evolved.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Some commentators have suggested that had Americans had earlier access to the Zapruder film, the conspiracy culture that metastasized around the killing of JFK and the more generalized distrust of institutions that went along with it may not have been quite so powerful.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Too fearful to resist, Liu went along with the arrest, just as the young officer had done before him.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
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Shadene Butchart, 58, started off on a Blue Cross bronze plan -- or the lowest tier -- but, as her disease progressed, the couple decided to upgrade to a gold plan, the highest tier, which covers a higher percentage of her health care costs.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The friendship has progressed, and my sister feels jealous and threatened by it.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Starting in the 1880s, the city and county each built a series of increasingly spacious jails—and then proceeded to fill them well above capacity each winter.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Oct. 2025
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Trump then proceeded to bully both Hamas and Netanyahu into accepting this agreement.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Masters of provocation, the Nazi paramilitaries often marched through left-wing neighborhoods, hoping for violent altercations.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The news came as about 300 people marched in a circle in front of the entrance to Coast Guard Island, an artificial island between Oakland and Alameda that houses several major United States Coast Guard commands.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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After previously awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to organizations around the country were canceled in April, Wisconsin Humanities went into survival mode and launched an emergency fundraising campaign.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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On the beauty front, Nader styled her blond hair in loose waves and went with a dewy makeup look.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
26 Oct. 2025
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While recently chatting with PEOPLE about her new Christmas movie, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, the actress shared that her son came along with her during filming and ended up having a small cameo in the film.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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And Rich came along and filled the void.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Jefferson was driving a 2018 Toyota Camry heading north on Arkansas 53 when the vehicle went off the roadway and collided with a tree, the report says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Susan De Marco was nervous to reenter the workforce when her third son went off to kindergarten.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Went along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20along. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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