PROGRESSING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

progressing

verb

present participle of progress

as in growing

to become mature generally a species progresses from simple forms to more specialized forms

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as in doing

to move forward along a course our wedding plans are progressing nicely

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Recent Examples of progressing The stiffest competition comes on the wing, where the Lakers lauded their depth between offseason additions Quentin Grimes, Collin Sexton, Matisse Thybulle and Williams, rookie Cameron Carr and progressing second-year forward Adou Thiero. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Patterson will give quarterly updates to the council on how the pilot is progressing. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 At the time, Wall Street saw the executive change as a strategic move, one that was the result of a measured turnaround that is progressing in deliberate fashion. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 As a result, the work was not progressing in the way that we were used to. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026 Block 59/Westridge Court More development is progressing at Naperville’s Block 59 dining and entertainment complex. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The male cub is progressing well, feeding and adding weight as they are cared for in the zoo’s animal hospital. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Salgado, who now lives with her parents and 6- and 8-year-old kids, says the last four or five years have been steady in terms of her ALS progressing. — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 What concerns me more is how quickly the technology is progressing. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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China has deployed troops alongside Russian forces for a large multinational military exercise that Moscow says incorporates lessons from the war in Ukraine, including the growing role of drones, electronic warfare and unmanned ground systems.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of growing

Verb

Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Anyone attempting to judge these works by their relationship to canonized video, computational art, and painting may have difficulty doing so.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

Broadcom’s silicon business is built around developing custom chips with companies such as OpenAI and Google.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Florida’s attorney general is suing to stop OpenAI from developing new AI models after the technology went rogue and hacked third-party services.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of developing

Verb

The answers offer the latest sign that Raman has been proceeding with caution on some of the DSA’s litmus test issues.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Even where data centers are proceeding at a robust clip and creating the most jobs public opinion has turned against them.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of proceeding

Verb

Pham’s ducks stand out for their several-day dry-aging process, glossy crisp skin and live presentations.

— Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
If approved by voters, the measure would provide funding to address aging school infrastructure and improve campus safety.

— Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of aging

Verb

The island has hosted a Ground Self-Defense Force garrison since 2016, while Tokyo has plans to add additional air-defense capabilities in the coming years.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
The man’s identity was expected to be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office in the coming days.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming

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Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Many English, Welsh and Scottish people and most Irish people remained Catholic and thus opposed to the official religion, but the state churches were marching steadily away from them and toward fundamentalist revolution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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