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Recent Examples of degressive
Three frames from a video (below) showing a 70 kg climber ascending a 3.7 m vertical glass surface using a synthetic adhesion system with degressive load-sharing and gecko-inspired adhesives.
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014
Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degressive
regressive
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There is a reasonable argument to be made that nostalgia, particularly current decisions informed by nostalgia, are by their nature regressive and should be discouraged.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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High costs and low ridership have pushed the transit authority to threaten major service cuts – unless wary voters approve a regressive tax hike in November.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Degressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degressive. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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