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as in promotion
a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position
the young man's rapid advancement in the company came as no surprise to those who knew he was the president's nephew
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as in improvement
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
science has made huge advancements in the field of genetics in recent years
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as in progress
forward movement in time or place
wondered why we hadn't made any advancement in the long checkout line for at least 10 minutes
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Recent Examples of advancement
Exhumed also examines historical incidents like George Washington's death in 1799, along with Mary Shelley writing her seminal 1818 novel Frankenstein, to explore topics including mummification, folklore and the advancement of medicine through corpses.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future with Fox News here.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Sahay’s script builds its three-chapter structure around questions of how traditional wisdom intersects with technological advancement.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Driven by its rapid advancements in AI, Google parent Alphabet topped Apple by market cap on Wednesday for the first time since 2019, continuing a rally that made the stock the best performer among tech megacaps last year.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future with Fox News here.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Sahay’s script builds its three-chapter structure around questions of how traditional wisdom intersects with technological advancement.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Driven by its rapid advancements in AI, Google parent Alphabet topped Apple by market cap on Wednesday for the first time since 2019, continuing a rally that made the stock the best performer among tech megacaps last year.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advancement
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The iconic Weiner's Circle has been all over promotions and giveaways this season, and with a final one on Tuesday night — a Caleb Williams lookalike contest.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Not every application needs the latest version, particularly when the upgrade delivers no meaningful capability improvement and often drives hardware changes, which drives further cost, further disruption, and further downtime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Founders are building orchestration layers, agent runtimes, observability, RAG stacks, semantic layers — each one a real improvement.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In a city with a constant gaze towards progress, The Milestone seemed like yet another relic left behind.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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While a lot of progress has been made since Zadroga's passing, Barasch said trips to Capitol Hill are still necessary to fight for more work to be done.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Recent advances now allow machines to perceive, reason, and act with greater autonomy in less structured environments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Crawford recently threw his first bullpen of the winter and is currently on a normal throwing progression.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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If these results are confirmed in more trials, the observed slowing of progression could translate into several additional years in which people retain better control of their movements.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Over time, the selection process has grown increasingly rigorous, with multiple rounds of voting determining which films advance across the ceremony’s over 20 categories.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Therapists are being asked by clients to jointly use AI during their mental health therapeutic process and work in these new ways, see my explanation at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Videos shared on social media show armed agents standing in the middle of the intersection while a procession of unmarked vehicles turned into 11th Street.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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The procession will feature high school marching bands, community groups, civic leaders and local organizations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Advancement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advancement. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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