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  • 21Treading — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 22Trod — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 23Trod — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 24Trodden — Tread Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth.… …

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  • 25Sequence — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sequence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sequence sequence coming after Sgm: N 1 going after going after &c.(following) 281 Sgm: N 1 consecution consecution succession Sgm: N 1 posteriority posteriority …

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  • 26Pursuit — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Purpose in action. < N PARAG:Pursuit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pursuit pursuit Sgm: N 1 pursuing pursuing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 prosecution prosecution Sgm: N 1 pursuance pursuance Sgm: N 1 enterprise …

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  • 27Approach — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion towards. < N PARAG:Approach >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 approach approach approximation appropinquation Sgm: N 1 access access Sgm: N 1 appulse appulse Sgm: N 1 afflux afflux affluxion …

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  • 28run — v 1. dash, dart, bolt, tear, tear along, bowl along, make time, cover ground, make strides or rapid strides; sprint, fly, flit, whiz, whisk; zoom, zip, career, rip, scour, scud, scorch, burn up the road, outstrip the wind, race like the wind, go… …

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  • 29follow — I. v. a. 1. Come or go after or behind, go in the rear or in the wake of, tread in the steps of, tread on the heels of. 2. Succeed, come next, tread close upon. 3. Pursue, chase, run after, go after. 4. Attend, accompany, go along with, keep… …

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  • 30Nearness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nearness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nearness nearness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 proximity proximity propinquity Sgm: N 1 vicinity vicinity vicinage Sgm: N 1 neighborhood neighborhood adjacency …

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