progression

noun

pro·gres·sion | \ prə-ˈgre-shən

Definition of progression

1 : a sequence of numbers in which each term is related to its predecessor by a uniform law

2a : the action or process of progressing : advance

b : a continuous and connected series : sequence

3a : succession of musical tones or chords

b : the movement of musical parts in harmony

c : sequence sense 2c

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Doctors were surprised by the rapid progression of the disease. the natural progression of his musical talent

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Bringing up cognitive decline with a loved one can be so fraught with pain, embarrassment and denial that many are reluctant to broach the topic until far into dementia’s progression. — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, "Why it’s important to say something if a relative exhibits signs of Alzheimer’s," 7 June 2019 Bungie is bringing cross-progression to Destiny 2 as part of a new Shadowkeep year three update. — Tom Warren, The Verge, "Destiny 2 is getting cross-save support on Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia," 6 June 2019 By five years after first-line treatment with dabrafenib plus trametinib, the researchers found that 19% of the patients were progression-free and the overall survival rate was 34%. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Treatment for certain melanoma patients shows promise," 4 June 2019 The extension came after earlier findings from the current trial showed Kisqali typically doubled the time that patients remained progression-free from one year to two. — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, "A New Breast Cancer Treatment Can Extend the Lives of Younger Patients, Study Finds," 4 June 2019 On the other hand, all three have been shown to roughly double the time patients remain progression-free, Tripathy said. — Amy Norton, CBS News, "Newer drug extends lives of young breast cancer patients, study finds," 3 June 2019 But his entire arc throughout the show thus far was his progression into being the Three Eyed Raven, which kind of feels like a full-time job. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Is King Bran Stark Still the Three Eyed Raven in the Game of Thrones Finale?," 20 May 2019 In Notre Dame’s annual Blue-Gold Game on Saturday, which concluded spring practices, Wimbush was forced to move in the pocket while maintaining his progression reads instead of relying on his feet to make plays. — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, "Where Notre Dame's QB competition stands after spring game," 21 Apr. 2018 The racial wealth gap isn’t shrinking with the progression of time. — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, "Lessons From the Gilded Age," 13 June 2018

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