degressive

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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. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degressive
regressive
Adjective
  • Lastly, the report raises valid concerns about the regressive nature of the property tax system but offers no practical or comprehensive solutions.
    George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
  • The film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and delves into the conflict between a visionary artist seeking a utopian future and those entrenched in a regressive status quo, driven by greed, special interests and partisan conflict.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 May 2025

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“Degressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degressive. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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