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 last two of his nine total strikeouts came on fastballs, with Sasaki working more aggressively in the zone as the outing went along.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
According to Judy, photographer Joan Neary came up with the idea of posing her in a teddy, and Judy just went along with it.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
His instant outside threat quickly neutralized Highland Park’s doubling efforts on defense allowing Lomax and Howard to navigate the game easier as the game went along.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
His father refused to relinquish his grudge, as Dreher saw it, and his mother always went along with her husband.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, a divided committee mostly went along with Grow and Tanner and voted 14-6 to approve 4% total budget cuts in fiscal year 2026, which ends in June, and 13-7 to approve 5% total cuts in fiscal year 2027.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Instead, the buyers went along with it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
A lot of people nodded and went along with even the craziest aspects because there was no mechanism to get feedback from our own people.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Stidham was clearly flustered by it more and more as the game went along.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
According to Judy, photographer Joan Neary came up with the idea of posing her in a teddy, and Judy just went along with it.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
His instant outside threat quickly neutralized Highland Park’s doubling efforts on defense allowing Lomax and Howard to navigate the game easier as the game went along.
—Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
His father refused to relinquish his grudge, as Dreher saw it, and his mother always went along with her husband.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, a divided committee mostly went along with Grow and Tanner and voted 14-6 to approve 4% total budget cuts in fiscal year 2026, which ends in June, and 13-7 to approve 5% total cuts in fiscal year 2027.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Instead, the buyers went along with it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
A lot of people nodded and went along with even the craziest aspects because there was no mechanism to get feedback from our own people.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Stidham was clearly flustered by it more and more as the game went along.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
Verb
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Miles McBride has progressed to performing on-court basketball activities and taking contact in practice, but there is no firm timetable in place for his return from surgery to repair a pelvic/core muscle.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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More than 4,000 Amazon shoppers love the system; system 2 for progressed thinning is the most popular.—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Booker then proceeded to score the Suns’ first 10 points of the second half, including eight in 46 seconds.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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This year’s event has proceeded without uproar.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Both women were the daughters of organizers who had marched in rallies alongside Chávez, according to the Times.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Remembering this period, Petzold went quiet for a moment, studying the air behind me as if someone might materialize there.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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The brother went inside to find that Jennifer Marsaw and Dawson had been shot.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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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
Verb
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And then the Tariff Refunds for Working Families Act came along.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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But then you guys came along and created another dynamic duo in Kathryn and Samara.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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The race went off apparently without a hitch, with Kyle Kirkwood prevailing.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2026
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The first open-wheel street race in North Texas in more than four decades went off like gangbusters Sunday, with the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington drawing rave reviews all around.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 15,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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