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as in marched
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade
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as in progressed
to move forward along a course
the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement
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Recent Examples of paced
Zach Rama paced the Bruins with 18 kills, while Sean Kelly added 12 kills and two blocks.
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Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
At this point, YouTube is basically TV, and Coachella plays like one of its biggest annual broadcasts, programmed, paced and consumed accordingly.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Boys lacrosse In a nonleague matchup, Nick Pearce (3 goals), Eamon Steele (2 goals) and Michael Chetwynd (2 goals) paced Sandwich to a 9-3 victory over Plymouth South.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Upon arriving Garcia paced around at a nearby street corner watching as Negron’s daughter left the apartment and headed to a deli to get food.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
At this point, YouTube is basically TV, and Coachella plays like one of its biggest annual broadcasts, programmed, paced and consumed accordingly.
—Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Boys lacrosse In a nonleague matchup, Nick Pearce (3 goals), Eamon Steele (2 goals) and Michael Chetwynd (2 goals) paced Sandwich to a 9-3 victory over Plymouth South.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Upon arriving Garcia paced around at a nearby street corner watching as Negron’s daughter left the apartment and headed to a deli to get food.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paced
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The next morning, as part of Charles’s welcome ceremony, American military units and bands marched through rain on the South Lawn.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and other White nationalists marched through the University of Virginia campus in 2017, shouting racist and antisemitic chants.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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That progressed slowly to sending each other nudes.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Rogers fired wide from the ensuing chance, yet the sweeping move — teasing passes before going through the gears as play progressed upfield — was what Villa often desire, but can sometime lack.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Messi, the master, strode to center stage, as if on cue.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Isaac Paredes, mired in an early slump, strode to the plate hitless in his last 18 at-bats.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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Facing an awkward bunker shot from 35 yards to a back pin where a miss long is death, Matt proceeded to knock it to 14 inches.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The company launched an investigation into the accounts on its platforms linked to these cases and proceeded to delete them.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
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Maya Melendez, a ninth grader, went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and 7 RBI for the Patriots.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fans went home happy after an apparent makeup call wiped out a Saints go-ahead field goal, and the Packers avoided a 1-3 start by escaping with a 28-27 victory.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 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
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“Paced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paced. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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