march on
phrasal verb
marched on; marching on; marches on
1
: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it
Enemy troops were marching on the city.
2
: to go or continue onward
Time marches on.
Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.
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And given that the score finished 2-2 in regular time, Madrid might have easily been eliminated from the competition in the last 16 yet instead marched on to quarterfinals thanks to Endrick's brace netted either side of a Fede Valverde volley.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Organizers of the People’s March, which is being put together by a diverse coalition of groups including the Women’s March, expect roughly 50,000 attendees Saturday — a stark contrast to the 500,000 that marched on Washington in 2017.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Smith's team summarized how Trump pressured state and federal officials with false claims of election fraud in 2020, recruited Republican presidential electors to support him in key swing states that President Joe Biden won and then spurred a violent mob to march on the Capitol.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
As opposition forces marched on Damascus, HTS and its leader, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, attempted to project an image of seriousness and moderation.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Organizers of the People’s March, which is being put together by a diverse coalition of groups including the Women’s March, expect roughly 50,000 attendees Saturday — a stark contrast to the 500,000 that marched on Washington in 2017.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Smith's team summarized how Trump pressured state and federal officials with false claims of election fraud in 2020, recruited Republican presidential electors to support him in key swing states that President Joe Biden won and then spurred a violent mob to march on the Capitol.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
As opposition forces marched on Damascus, HTS and its leader, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, attempted to project an image of seriousness and moderation.
—Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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