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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
The only pass play MU called during that march resulted in a pass interference call on third and 12, extending the drive. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 In vibrant blues and sunset oranges, maroon reds and forest greens, the panels pay homage to the Zoot Suiters, indigenous tribes such as the Nisenan from Nevada City and the UFW march that came to Southside Park in August, 2022. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
Assad was ousted from power when gunmen opposed to him marched to Damascus in December 2024, ending the five-decade rule of the Assad family. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 An army of Janeites, no doubt wielding their worn copies of Sense and Sensibility, are marching into cinemas around the world to watch an adaptation for a whole new generation. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 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
  • Ukrainian drones killed a woman in a Russian border region and disrupted flights at Moscow's airports, according to Russian authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • His income will be augmented by a deal to help control Haiti’s porous border with the Dominican Republic for the next 10 years in return for 10% of any new customs revenue collected.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of border
Noun
  • The matching east-west tennis necklace is particularly interesting, with its procession of rectangular diamonds framed in gold.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • It has been revisited by a procession of the Celtic faithful again this week, eager to pay tribute to the 11 men from Glasgow who became the illustrious ‘Lisbon Lions’.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of procession
Verb
  • Here was the waiter striding toward them carrying Nina’s salad and a basket of bread.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of stride
Verb
  • Detecting adenocarcinomas early can help keep them from progressing to advanced disease.
    — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sepesi said one of the biggest challenges with lung cancer is that symptoms often do not appear until the disease has progressed.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of progress
Noun
  • Shilov noted that an emerging problem in the AI ecosystem is that basically anyone doing interesting safety work is likely to be contracted by frontier labs, potentially compromising their work.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The founders intend to keep testing new frontiers, with one tweak to the company’s leadership ranks.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of frontier
Noun
  • Both public events are free, though advance reservations are required.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The benefits of space exploration extend well beyond the Moon, potentially driving advances in energy storage, electric vehicles and other technologies on Earth.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of advance
Verb
  • That was the Senators finally taking advantage of the Devils parading to the penalty box after failing to score on Mantha's 5-minute major earlier.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of parade
Verb
  • During captive-carry testing, engineers can assess equipment carried by an aircraft before proceeding to more demanding flight demonstrations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Already postponed 24 hours, the invasion proceeded in the face of rough seas, strong winds, and low visibility in order to seize a small window in time of enormous consequence.
    — Marc E. Andersen, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
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