1
as in striding
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
the band had to practice for hours to be able to march in perfect step
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2
as in progressing
to move forward along a course
bleary-eyed commuters marching off to the train station for the morning commute
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Recent Examples of marching
The house is falling apart, bats in the fireplace, ants marching unfazed across the floor, smells of dead creatures decaying in the walls.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In Bentonville, there are no protesters marching with signs.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The gates give Caltrans the ability to block protesters from marching onto the freeway.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
That incident occurred in the final second of the March 7 game due to marching up to the back of referee John Gaffney from the sidelines and screaming at the back of his head.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Oh, and the 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields are marching higher — with some, if not all, those gains related to concerns that disruptions to the impossibly complex supply chain beginning in the Gulf will rekindle inflation.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
The size of the protest appeared to measure well into the thousands by about the time people were marching from West Sacramento.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police did use pepper spray on a smaller group of people marching after the official end of the first rally in June and make two arrests.
—Mary Ramsey
march 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
Demonstrators rally before marching across the Memorial Bridge during the No Kings protest in Washington, Saturday, March 28, 2026.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In Bentonville, there are no protesters marching with signs.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The gates give Caltrans the ability to block protesters from marching onto the freeway.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
That incident occurred in the final second of the March 7 game due to marching up to the back of referee John Gaffney from the sidelines and screaming at the back of his head.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Oh, and the 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields are marching higher — with some, if not all, those gains related to concerns that disruptions to the impossibly complex supply chain beginning in the Gulf will rekindle inflation.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
The size of the protest appeared to measure well into the thousands by about the time people were marching from West Sacramento.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police did use pepper spray on a smaller group of people marching after the official end of the first rally in June and make two arrests.
—Mary Ramsey
march 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
Demonstrators rally before marching across the Memorial Bridge during the No Kings protest in Washington, Saturday, March 28, 2026.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marching
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Nude, striding statues of young men called kouroi were used both as offerings to the gods and as grave markers.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mercury is striding into your public 10th house, boosting your visibility and encouraging you to offer updates that show your strengths without oversharing.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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After birth, human beings undergo infant and toddler development, moving on to child development before progressing to puberty and adolescence on the way to adulthood.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Times analysis showed that both communities were still progressing well behind the pace of Santa Rosa after the 2017 Tubbs fire, with about half as many permits issued in the Palisades as a percentage of those burned and two-thirds in Altadena in the same period.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pretty soon people realized that some women had actually always been out there doing things.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Add into the mix consistent hand-washing, doing the dishes with harsh soaps, and something as mundane as getting gel nail polish cured with a UV light?—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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If there are stains, check the care labels before proceeding.—
Sunshine Flint,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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With the deal not proceeding, the other elements are being reevaluated.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Those are fighting words, and, in the coming days, the Pope can counter them as much through symbolic acts as through words of peace.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Harrison, who declined to discuss his friend’s personal life, had a T-shirt made for Friday night’s vigil in Metayer’s honor at Coral Springs City Hall, one of several planned around South Florida in the coming days.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 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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McDowell is with 916 Community Alliance, going inside underserved community classrooms to help keep the peace.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The companies involved were accused of faking documents presented to Nepali authorities and insurance companies, as well as forging passenger and cargo manifests, Nepali police said in a press release last month.—
Manish Paudel,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI might be pulling back on video generation, but Google is forging ahead with a major AI update to its Vids editing product.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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All eight players competed in the first round, with the top four scores advancing to the semifinals and the two highest semifinal scores advancing to the final round.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Marching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marching. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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