proceeded
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of proceeded
Example Sentences
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And in the recent past, there have been plenty of other A.I.-inflected ceremonies that proceeded without disruption, even as a few others elicited some outrage.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
The stock then proceeded to close at record highs on May 8, May 12, and May 13.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Cohen proceeded to troll his skeptics last week, posting on X that he had created his own eBay account to sell stuff “to pay for eBay.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
According to the RCS spokesman, the prison officials proceeded to take the medication away from him, but it was too late.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
She would have proceeded to recount the whole thing if I hadn’t interrupted.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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