Proceed and Swarm

Proceed

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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

Nearby Word: proceeding

Swarm verb - To move upon or fill (something) in great numbers.

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Proceed and swarm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Swarm".

Nearby Words: swarming, swarmed

character	proceed character	swarm character
field	proceed field	swarm field
area	proceed area	swarm area
place	proceed place	swarm place
Other words: village, time, room, characters, world, victim, boss, player, enemies.

However, Dale grabs his hand, allowing the ants to swarm onto him instead (Dale is an exterminator, and the ants have a grudge), whereupon they proceed to all bite him at the same time, nearly killing him.

Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Western Animation
A swarm of Scourge then proceed to launch an attack at the Exodus frame and the cutscene ends Science Fantasy: You lead super-advanced, Shapeshifting robotic soldiers fighting demons on alien worlds.

Source: Video Game / Perimeter
They then appear at point-blank range and proceed to fly into your character's face at high speed while attracting a small swarm of others.

Source: Demonic Spiders / Action Adventure Games

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