as in to do
to move forward along a course
you may proceed with your plan
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Recent Examples of proceed
The Biden administration had not acted on the complaint, but new Education Department leaders decided within days that the agency would proceed with an investigation.
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 21 Feb. 2025
The pilot has been placed on indefinite leave as law enforcement proceeds with the matter.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
The case was blocked from proceeding in November 2023 pending a challenge over the Justice Department's administrative authority in the case.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
The right type of underlying model may allow computation to proceed differently by leveraging function imprints at the level of atoms, molecules and cells that can be combined to program matter to create applications such as useful room-temperature superconductors, for instance.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
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Cubs right-hander Javier Assad and infielder Matt Shaw progressing from oblique injuries Javier Assad isn’t quite sure how the injury occurred.—
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He is left in a two-versus-one situation, which allows Francesco Acerbi to find his centre-forward before Inter progress the ball further up the pitch.—
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This goes for the show's host, Kevin O'Connor, and its core cast of experts — Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey and Jenn Nawada — and for members of production who are behind the scenes.—
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The Vatican said in a statement on Monday morning that for Francis, the night had gone well.—
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Abruptly, a mother on the other touchline marched across the pitch and demanded the referee stop the game.—
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Hundreds marched down 23rd Street in the rain as part of a student protest on Feb. 2 in Richmond, a sign of unity among a school community home to many immigrant and Latino students and those in mixed-status households.—
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“Proceed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceed. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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