marches

[mahr-chiz] / ˈmɑr tʃɪz /

VERB

walk with deliberation

Synonyms

STRONG

advance boot debouch drill file journey mount move pace parade patrol pound proceed progress promenade range space stalk step stomp stride strut traipse tramp tread

WEAK

forge ahead go on hoof it move out pound the pavement step out

Antonyms

STRONG

decline decrease disorder halt retreat retrogress stay stop wait

Example Sentences

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“I don’t think that he and many others look at the Colombian battlefield and see any contradiction in employing peace marches, militant union activity and armed struggle,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The demonstrations, organized under the banner “All Roads Lead to the South,” brought activists, clergy members, students, union organizers, and elected officials to the historic sites associated with the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Saturday's rival demonstrations follow a spate of violent attacks targeting London's Jewish community, with some blaming instances of hate speech at pro-Palestinian marches for helping to fuel antisemitism.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Public Order Act conditions are being imposed on both marches and live facial recognition will be used as part of a protest policing operation for the first time.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The sit-ins and marches continued almost daily, and by early October more than three hundred young people had been arrested.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman