Effect and Proceed

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Proceed and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Effect".

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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Effect and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

life	effect life	proceed life
control	effect control	proceed control
area	effect area	proceed area
way	effect way	proceed way
Other words: world, limits, plans.

When Hobbes points out that there are no caves nearby, Calvin takes him to a lake and they proceed to drop rocks into the water... which make a "spelunk" sound effect.

Source: Unsound Effect
No coming back from the dead, but having your Reality Warper boyfriend convince the universe to ignore your death and proceed normally achieves a similar effect, if only temporarily (a thousand years, give or take).

Source: All Deaths Final
They proceed to piss him off on the very first day it's in effect by doing just this.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Literature

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