marched upon
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having been trodden or walked over: Describes a surface, area, or object that has been stepped on or traversed by people, often repeatedly or in an organized manner, such as by marching feet.
- Subjected to the impact of marching: Specifically implies the action of marching, suggesting a group moving in a rhythmic, steady, or forceful way across the location.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The field was marched upon by soldiers during the training exercise, leaving the grass flattened.
- After the parade, the city streets were marched upon and covered in confetti.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Use: Often used to describe the state or condition of a place after an event involving organized movement.
- The historic square, marched upon by generations of protesters, showed visible wear on its cobblestones.
- Figurative Use: Can be applied metaphorically to describe being overwhelmed or dominated.
- Her privacy felt marched upon by the constant media attention. (Note: This is a less common, extended metaphorical use.)
Variants and Related Words
- March (verb): To walk in a deliberate, purposeful, and often rhythmic manner, especially in a military context or procession.
- Trample (verb): To tread on and crush, often causing damage. This is a stronger, more destructive synonym for the action that results in something being "marched upon."
- Traverse (verb): To travel across or through an area.
Synonyms
- Trodden: Stepped or walked on.
- Traversed: Traveled across.
- Crossed: Moved over or through.
Related Phrases
- To march on: A phrasal verb meaning to advance toward or continue marching. This is the action that causes a place to become "marched upon."
- The army decided to march on the capital.
Related Idioms
- None directly associated with the adjective "marched upon." The related action is captured in idioms like "on the march" (actively marching or advancing).
Adjective
- being or having been trodden or marched on