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Procession

The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.

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Broader term 10

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Inception 76% connected

Beginning; commencement; initiation.

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Motion 76% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Origin 76% connected

The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

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Origination 76% connected

The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production.

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Caravan 76% connected

A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling together, esp. through deserts an…

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Career 76% connected

A race course: the ground run over.

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Cavalcade 76% connected

A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade.

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Convoy 76% connected

To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.

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Cortege 76% connected

A train of attendants; a procession.

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Leapfrog 76% connected

A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.

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March 76% connected

The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

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Parade 76% connected

The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.

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Push 76% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Recession 76% connected

The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.

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Recessional 76% connected

Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.

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Train 76% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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Rise 74% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Rise 74% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Synonym 6

Advance 92% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Advancement 92% connected

The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

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Emanation 92% connected

The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.

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Progress 92% connected

A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Progression 92% connected

The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rise 92% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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