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
She has been increasingly stressed out as her shift has gone along.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That doesn’t mean that there won’t be disagreements or that Albany has to go along with everything Mamdani hopes to do, but mayoral control is absolutely crucial to the cornerstone effort to expand pre-K for 2- and 3-year-olds, something that everyone seems on board with.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
The last two of his nine total strikeouts came on fastballs, with Sasaki working more aggressively in the zone as the outing went along.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The 34-year-old, seven-time All-Star scored a team-high 29 points to go along with seven rebounds and eight assists to lead the Clippers.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That doesn’t mean that there won’t be disagreements or that Albany has to go along with everything Mamdani hopes to do, but mayoral control is absolutely crucial to the cornerstone effort to expand pre-K for 2- and 3-year-olds, something that everyone seems on board with.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
The last two of his nine total strikeouts came on fastballs, with Sasaki working more aggressively in the zone as the outing went along.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The 34-year-old, seven-time All-Star scored a team-high 29 points to go along with seven rebounds and eight assists to lead the Clippers.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go along
Verb
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As mission teams progress through the countdown, expect to hear SLS, which stands for Space Launch System, to indicate the rocket.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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There are two types of sleeping sickness, each named after the region of Africa where it was historically found; both progress through two distinct stages.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The fact that the President is now signalling a messy retreat has nothing to do with insufficient lethality and everything to do with politics—in particular, the alarm in the global oil markets and the American public’s widespread opposition to the war.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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If a friend volunteers input, accept their assistance with gratitude rather than doing everything alone for the best results.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Patriarchate's statement said Pizzaballa and Ielpo were stopped while proceeding privately, not as part of a procession or ceremonial act, and had to turn back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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By the end of summer 2024, there was little more to argue about how a trial should proceed; the judge had already set a trial date in January 2025.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The action then resets with a fresh square, the blocky white elements stationed at different coordinates and ready to march across the plane in a new pattern of recession.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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As the students marched, many drivers honked to show their support.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The whole settlement will collapse if townspeople can’t get along.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Surely seventh graders are capable of understanding that people need to get along with one another, rather than living in a constant state of alarm, suspecting that others mean us harm.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Then a new stadium in Miami Gardens came along.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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There are so many good ones that are coming along.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Breakfast with thick waffles or puffy omelets come with housemade fresh cinnamon rolls the size of a baseball, drizzled with icing.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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But that pact came without the protection of a no-trade clause, and as the Cubs sputtered to a second consecutive 83-win, playoff-less season, the idea of trading a controllable second baseman with the ability to play shortstop to upgrade the roster wasn’t too far-fetched.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Could a straighter road make cars go faster?—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Go along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go%20along. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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