progressing

verb

present participle of progress
1
as in growing
to become mature generally a species progresses from simple forms to more specialized forms

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2
as in doing
to move forward along a course our wedding plans are progressing nicely

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Recent Examples of progressing Trapilo is progressing well, and Johnson wouldn’t rule out his return to practice by the end of preseason. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 One of the more unusual aspects of the collaboration is that both Formula One releases carry the same 16-year age statement rather than progressing to a different age. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The passenger aircraft is currently progressing through airworthiness certification. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 The three exercises below train responsive trunk control through the three planes of motion, progressing from lying down to standing. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Fort Worth District 2 City Council member Carlos Flores said that even though this phase of the development is not progressing, residents and Stockyards lovers should not take it to mean a death to development there as a whole. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026 Lowering blood pressure — along with regular monitoring — can keep the disease from progressing. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 Club sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, say the attacking midfielder is progressing well, having been impressed by his work ethic and approach to recovery. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Tuesday's second-quarter results indicate the company is progressing nicely on its simplification goals. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressing
  1. growing
  2. doing
  3. developing
  4. proceeding
  5. aging
  6. going
  7. coming
  8. marching
Verb
  • Leaders in Springfield say the growing ICE presence many fear hasn’t yet materialized.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Around 70,000 people used the city’s designated Seine swimming areas in July, according to Paris City Hall, compared with nearly 100,000 during the entire summer last year, suggesting growing public interest in reclaiming the river for recreation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet, said on the On The Margin podcast that freelancers and remote workers already treat a self-custody crypto wallet as a place to keep working capital, and that the share doing so is growing.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At times, he was seen doing stretches, eating food, peering out the windows with binoculars and listening to music with headphones.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • The company has partnered with a fund manager licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to establish the Silver Media Fund, an institutional-grade media investment vehicle focused on developing and financing scalable IP.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The director, Andrew Patterson, spent years developing the project as the follow-up to his celebrated 2019 debut, The Vast of Night.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • The Dolphins are proceeding with caution, but the optimism is growing that Bell might be healthy enough to start the 2026 season on the active roster.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In an initial ruling that the government also appealed, Leon barred aboveground work on the ballroom from proceeding without congressional approval.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceeding
Verb
  • However, the core challenge is financing rapidly aging AI hardware like long-term assets.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Collins Aerospace will provide engineering support focused on modernizing the aircraft’s avionics and keeping aging systems in service.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of aging
Verb
  • For one thing, going from lush period imagination to realist contemporary drama was a big leap by design.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Crimes against society, including prostitution, drug and weapons offenses, decreased slightly, going from 278 incidents last year to 227 incidents so far this year.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • That does not suggest an update for the current Android 17 is coming anytime soon, not that Google’s new release offers much so far to set itself apart from Android 16.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said early last week that a deal may be coming , that news never materialized.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • Students at Willa Cather Elementary School hold their fists up to protest school closures as thousands gather at Union Park before marching to Grant Park for the May Day march on May 1, 2025, in Chicago.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the images of young Moroccans marching up the shoreline, ditching inflatable tubes along their way, have forced Europe into a debate over how countries can manage migration humanely while maintaining control of their borders.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of marching

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