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move ahead

VERB
continue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance carry on carry over endure extend go on last linger maintain persist progress promote pursue reach remain stay survive sustain
STRONG
abide lengthen loiter outlast outlive persevere project prolong rest ride stand uphold
WEAK
draw out forge ahead get on with it hang in keep at keep on keep on truckin' keep the ball rolling keep up live on make headway never cease perdure persist in press on push on run on stay on stick at stick to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease condemn decrease depart discontinue go halt ignore leave retreat retrogress stop take back
STRONG
abbreviate move quit refuse reject shorten
WEAK
complete desist end finish

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A hearing at the end of the month could establish whether prosecutors will move ahead with second trial or attempt to reach a plea deal.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The chart below compares Nvidia’s implied move ahead of its earnings reports with how its stock performed in the following session.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Brinkema, in an order released on Thursday, said she had not received the requested assurances from the administration, and the suit challenging the fund can move ahead.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

At the end of the season, confident that he’d learned enough about how things work, Mr. Coyne decided to move ahead with the purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

I could only move ahead or stay here, underground.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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