march on
phrasal verb
marched on; marching on; marches on
1
: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it
Enemy troops were marching on the city.
2
: to go or continue onward
Time marches on.
Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
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He's saved by the arrival of New California Republic (NCR), whose forces are marching on New Vegas, where they'll soon be met by the Legion.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
About two dozen protesters marched on the sidewalk in front of Target in below freezing temperatures and surrounded by mounds of snow.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Allen, better known in the Twin Cities as the musician and rapper Nur-D, had spent the previous day with thousands of Minnesotans marching on the streets in -15º weather to protest the ongoing violent federal occupation of the state.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Gergely Karácsony, who has led Budapest since 2019, had been the subject of a police investigation following the march on June 28 which went ahead despite a ban imposed by Hungary’s right-wing nationalist government.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
About two dozen protesters marched on the sidewalk in front of Target in below freezing temperatures and surrounded by mounds of snow.
—Kristin Wright, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Allen, better known in the Twin Cities as the musician and rapper Nur-D, had spent the previous day with thousands of Minnesotans marching on the streets in -15º weather to protest the ongoing violent federal occupation of the state.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Gergely Karácsony, who has led Budapest since 2019, had been the subject of a police investigation following the march on June 28 which went ahead despite a ban imposed by Hungary’s right-wing nationalist government.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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