furtherances

noun

plural of furtherance
as in processes
forward movement in time or place the 1965 Civil Rights Act was a major step in the furtherance of social justice in the U.S.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for furtherances
  1. processes
  2. advances
  3. progresses
  4. advancements
  5. processions
  6. progressions
  7. goings
Noun
  • Name the processes that stop if one vendor changes pricing, terms or availability.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Researchers have conducted one of the most comprehensive studies, published recently in Nature Mental Health, on how the autistic brain processes faces.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of processes
Noun
  • Optasia, which made its stock market debut last year, uses AI and mobile data to provide micro loans, working capital, and airtime advances to unbanked consumers and small businesses.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Even now, some strategists argue, artillery retains a role in halting large-scale Russian advances.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of advances
Noun
  • Those signals often explain why one proposition lands and another does not, why one account progresses and another stalls, or why a market looks attractive but proves difficult to convert.
    — Danny Philamond, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Pratt & Whitney secured a contract worth more than $10 million in late 2025 to continue maturing the Valox engine design, providing additional funding as development progresses toward hardware testing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of progresses
Noun
  • Syrskyi, 60, is a more traditional military commander focused on infantry and artillery, while Fedorov, 35, is seen as a modernizer, whose focus on technological advancements in drone warfare has led to Ukraine’s recent successes in hitting Russia.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 July 2026
  • The sheer variety of blues coming out of Switzerland has exploded in recent years, with advancements in dial manufacturing unlocking even more shades.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2026
Definition of advancements
Noun
  • To show evil forces and spirits that their god would confront them, devotees carried him around the city in processions that resembled those seen throughout Kyoto today.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Local processions also take place in Twelver Shiʿah communities around the world for those who cannot make the pilgrimage in Iraq.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
Definition of processions
Noun
  • John Coltrane is another influential figure in the history of jazz, known for his pioneering innovations on the saxophone, notably his ability to create a complex, rapid-fire approach to chord progressions.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • In Sing & Play Mode, the device automatically handles complex chord progressions and backing rhythms, while Solo Mode maps individual notes to the pads.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 June 2026
Definition of progressions
Noun
  • This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Ted Johnson’s run down of goings on across the Atlantic is well worth a read.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of goings
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