Proceed and Upgrade

Proceed

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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

Nearby Word: proceeding

Upgrade verb - To move higher in rank or position.

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Proceed and upgrade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Upgrade".

Nearby Words: upgrading, upgraded, upgradable

character	proceed character	upgrade character
force	proceed force	upgrade force
stuff	proceed stuff	upgrade stuff
form	proceed form	upgrade form
Other words: way, speed, characters, powers, weapons.

Steamworld Dig: As you proceed deeper into the mines, obstacles appear that require a specific upgrade to pass.

Source: Metroidvania
They finally get their Relationship Upgrade in "Original Song"—and, later that episode, proceed to sing a duet together while staring dreamily into each other's eyes the entire time.

Source: Held Gaze
Considering the scenario before the carryover is triggered gives nothing for players to use their credits on (at least in Rand Travis' route), even a player not on a New Game+ can get to half the full upgrade for the Bronco II, then proceed to barely bother with the Orguss' weapons until late-game.

Source: Game Breaker / Super Robot Wars

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