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noun (1)

ˈmärch How to pronounce march (audio)
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as in border
a region along the dividing line between two countries when it was first built, this castle protected what was then the country's northern march

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march

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noun (2)

ˈmärch How to pronounce march (audio)
as in procession
forward movement in time or place the march of time

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march

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verb

ˈmärch How to pronounce march (audio)
1
as in to stride
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 to progress
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 march
Noun
Yet, for some British people, this march toward godly reform was not fast or ambitious enough. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 The senior ran the ball on four of the Bisons' five plays during a 75-yard march. — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Tens of thousands of people periodically march in major cities demanding action from lawmakers and blaming real estate speculators as well as tourist apartment platforms like Airbnb for rising rents. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for march
Recent Examples of Synonyms for march
  1. border
  2. procession
  3. stride
  4. progress
  5. frontier
  6. advance
  7. parade
  8. proceed
Noun
  • The remains, discovered at a Greek border area 60 years ago, were flown to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, aboard a military aircraft that was escorted by Bulgarian air force fighter jets from the country's border with Greece.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • What starts as a brief encounter blossoms into a romance that transcends national borders.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of border
Noun
  • The drum majors leading the procession were wearing polyester shirts emblazoned Tumwater Middle School.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The festival features processions throughout the park and altars paying tribute to those who have died.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of procession
Verb
  • Rossi is deeply inspired by Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, the Futurist sculpture of a figure striding forward, its body fragmented into aerodynamic forms that suggest speed and movement.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Hansen strides into frame and asks the cowering man what his fate should be.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of stride
Verb
  • And indeed, no patients with undetectable ctDNA before endocrine therapy progressed.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The show has also progressed from a solely in-person experience to one with main-stage panels that are streamed live for fans around the world via YouTube — a move born out of the COVID-19 pandemic-era virtual cons that has stuck.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of progress
Noun
  • The largest funding rounds are going to the frontier labs and companies doing AI research.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Near La Guajira’s border with Venezuela, the only police station for miles is a one-story, half-finished building in Castilletes, a few hundred meters from the frontier.
    — Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • As of Wednesday, the KBW bank index is down nearly 11% over the past month, bucking the S&P 500’s 1% advance.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Audiobook walking clubs require no such advance planning—or the social pressure of sitting around in a circle.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of advance
Verb
  • That is because Lula, Brazil’s current president and campaigning candidate, had been parading the centre of Rio just a few hundred meters away from the port.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Inside a Cantonese restaurant with a view of the foggy San Francisco night, a place picked by my oh-so sophisticated local cousin Noreen, plates piled with orange chicken and honey walnut shrimp paraded past me on the lazy Susan in the center.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of parade
Verb
  • If Kagan let the appeal proceed, the Supreme Court would have had to block the $111 billion transaction while considering the petition.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Homeowners can also review installation details, warranties, pricing and potential energy-efficiency benefits before deciding how to proceed.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of proceed

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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/march. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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