as in proceeded
to move forward along a course
everything was going along swimmingly until you interfered
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Recent Examples of gone along
Often, their wives or some combination of their children or siblings have gone along on these trips.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Martone has quickly proved pretty special as well and hasn't just gone along for the ride in the playoff push — he's tried to drive that train straight into the postseason.
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CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Ever since the top two seeds reached the state final in 2022, not much has gone along with what’s expected in the Div.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
She has been increasingly stressed out as her shift has gone along.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
But the Senate hasn’t gone along, choosing to stay committed to the 2018 law that raised the age to 21.
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Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
This time, Attorney General Pam Bondi has gone along with efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James—but the department handled the cases so sloppily that a district court has already thrown them out.
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Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
The 49ers have gotten healthier on offense as the season has gone along.
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Mike Jones,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
And Manning has improved as the season has gone along, but he’s hardly played to the level the preseason hype (and his name) would have suggested.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Martone has quickly proved pretty special as well and hasn't just gone along for the ride in the playoff push — he's tried to drive that train straight into the postseason.
—
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Ever since the top two seeds reached the state final in 2022, not much has gone along with what’s expected in the Div.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
She has been increasingly stressed out as her shift has gone along.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
But the Senate hasn’t gone along, choosing to stay committed to the 2018 law that raised the age to 21.
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Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
This time, Attorney General Pam Bondi has gone along with efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James—but the department handled the cases so sloppily that a district court has already thrown them out.
—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
The 49ers have gotten healthier on offense as the season has gone along.
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Mike Jones,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
And Manning has improved as the season has gone along, but he’s hardly played to the level the preseason hype (and his name) would have suggested.
—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone along
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Judges at times proceeded with hearings before realizing the asylum seeker wasn’t in the room.
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Darwin issued a preliminary injunction on May 21 blocking enforcement of the regulations while the case proceeded.
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At that point, Mills said, Kamlager-Dove’s office submitted inquiries to the Postal Service asking about the reason for the closure and what is being done to alleviate the burden on customers.
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However, experts also warn that more needs to be done to protect us, including adding more eyes fixed on space.
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This pack comes with four waterproof, spacious dustbags big enough for bulky sneakers and heels alike, which flight attendants say still hold up after consistent use.
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Gakpo's teammates came onto the filed to support him and formed a circle around him, putting their arms around each other as the crowd cheered, as shown in another video shared by Fox Sports.
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There's no passion, so there are no complications that come along with that.
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That kind of opportunity might not come along again for a long time, if ever.
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As the evening progressed, however, the noise died down, and the makeshift set at the base of the Statue of Liberty sprung into action, securing a performance without distractions.
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Long story short, the goal was ruled out for offside and the Seleção progressed through to the Round of 16.
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But a town in Murray County has one that's gone off its rails.
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When some of your books have been adapted to film or television, the plots have often gone off in whole different directions.
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We’re certainly gone from the days of teams avoiding trading within the conference or, ha, the division.
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The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare.
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But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.
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Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.
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“Gone along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20along. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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