Proceed
Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.
Run out and proceed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Run out" instead a verb "Proceed".
Nearby Word: proceeding
Run out
Run out verb - Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working.
Both terms in one sentence
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In Magician Lord, a demon would appear and proceed to kill you if you fooled around and let the time run out.
Source: Stalked by the Bell -
And if you run out of lives, most of the games proceed to insult you for sucking so bad at a damn near impossible game.
Source: Video Game / Battletoads - She and Penelope figure out what's petrifying students, and they proceed to run out of the library without bothering to tell anyone, like the librarian or other students, what it is.
Source: No Time to Explain
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Run out and Proceed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceed/run_out
Proceed & Run out. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceed/run_out>.
Run out or Proceed. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceed/run_out.
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