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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
There, the championship runs continued, with Tanter in a front-row seat to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's march to three consecutive titles from 2000-2002. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026 What began as a gathering outside Union Station soon evolved into a march toward Washington Square Park. — J.m. Banks june 15, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Verb
Battle On January 14, 1761, the Maratha forces marched toward the Afghan camp, attempting to break the siege. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Bishop Moore marches down the field thanks to a facemask penalty and a 29-yard pass from Blake McCullough to Drew Follett. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 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
  • Both the government and the Houthis have reported clashes and drone strikes along many parts of the frontlines, which stretch several hundred miles from the Red Sea coast to Yemen’s border with Oman.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • About 600 residents in nearby municipalities in Waimes and Bütgenbach, in Liège province near the German border, were told to evacuate Saturday as winds shifted and smoke spread through the area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of border
Noun
  • The theft took place during a religious procession known as La Vara, conducted each year in the city of Messina in Sicily to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There is a funeral procession in the morning and a wedding in the afternoon.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of procession
Verb
  • Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Madjo then strode into the left channel, PSG’s central defenders scrambling back, only to curl his effort wide.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of stride
Verb
  • The drilling pilot project was progressing but then came a new dispute with the government over a permit—or lack thereof—to recently move drilling equipment to the region.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While there will always be clamour and excitement over new signings, the feeling across a club when a youngster can progress through the ranks and become a player that identifies with the thousands that watch him in the stadium is unquantifiable.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of progress
Noun
  • The suborbital space tourism company hasn't been to the final frontier since June 2024.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The next competitive frontier is not which enterprise has the most data or the most capable AI.
    — Carsten Polenz, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • In case of fire, the system could be used to create wet buffer areas, slowing the advance of flames and buying time until emergency services and air support arrive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Members of Combs’ official fan club, The Bootleggers, will have advance access to advance tickets through a fan pre-sale.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of advance
Verb
  • Ensconced in a glass case mounted on a float, the drum was paraded through the Yopougon district of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city, before continuing on to Adjame.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Soldiers on street corners and prisoners paraded before cameras offer immediate proof that a government is acting.
    — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of parade
Verb
  • Two label departures in three days, both accompanied by explicit reassurances that TWICE group activities will continue unchanged, suggest the transition is proceeding as planned rather than as a rupture.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • If Tennessee and Alabama proceed Thursday, six states will have put prisoners to death in 2026.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
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“March.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/march. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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