Proceed and Start

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Proceed

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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Start is a synonym for proceed in skip topic. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Proceed", when it comes to topics like originate, begin.

Nearby Word: proceeding

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Proceed is a synonym for start in skip topic. Sometimes you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Start", if it concerns topics such as begin, set about.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

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character	proceed character	start character
fire	proceed fire	start fire
life	proceed life	start life
time	proceed time	start time
Other words: way, world, game, story.

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The very first story arc puts them in Ancient Rome at the start of the Spartacus Rebellion, and they proceed to get similarly involved in other historical events as the season goes on.

Source: Video Game / Dinosaur King
While you get to see an alternate cutscene, there's no penality whatsoever for running out of time: you'll start in the inn and the story will proceed normally.

Source: Video Game / Tengai Makyou
A character says or accidentally does something that is interpreted by everyone else as being racist, and they proceed to chew him out for it or start shunning him for it.

Source: Mistaken for Racist

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