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 As long as Argentina keeps progressing, Messi will keep scoring. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026 Their chances of progressing in the soccer tournament dwindled further when they were beaten 3-0 by Brazil in Miami on Wednesday, June 24. — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Saudi Arabia is in a trickier position; the country is set to host the 2034 World Cup and is anxious to ensure that its national team is a worthy participant capable of, at least, progressing to the competition’s knockout phase. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Meteorologists expect the jet stream to shift just a bit starting late in the week and progressing through the weekend, AccuWeather said. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 July 2026 In hindsight, this is likely when my cutaneous mastocytosis was progressing to systemic mastocytosis. — Shannon Dingey, Health, 1 July 2026 This time, progressing deeper into the tournament is not merely a fond hope but a fairly reasonable expectation. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026 Johnson used eye-tracking technology to speak about how the fast-progressing disease has stolen his physical strength, even as his mind remains sharp. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The vessel has officially entered the water and is progressing through sea trials. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressing
  1. growing
  2. doing
  3. developing
  4. proceeding
  5. aging
  6. going
  7. coming
  8. marching
Verb
  • The group, already one of the largest White supremacist organizations in the country, is quickly growing its membership, at a time when hate crimes are on the rise.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • Where looksmaxxing or sleepmaxxing push you to squeeze more results out of a habit, slowmaxxing asks you to squeeze more meaning out of doing less.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Crews doing the shoring work have to take precautions because their job is inherently risky, according to structural engineer Matthew Roblez.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • Proxima is developing stellarator technology, one of a handful of approaches to fusion, and hopes to have its fusion demonstrator — a proof-of-concept precursor to a commercial power plant — up and running in the early 2030s.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Genetics also appears to play a significant role, as women who have a close relative with endometriosis face a substantially higher risk of developing the condition themselves.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • Assessing basic risk factors and proceeding with the basics of the annual physical exam are all that is needed most of the time.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Those paratroopers knew that this operation was proceeding with extremely limited training and intelligence.
    — Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of proceeding
Verb
  • New York City has bet heavily on converting aging office buildings into apartments to help ease a housing shortage.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The new fleet will replace Canada’s four aging Victoria-class submarines, which were purchased secondhand from the United Kingdom in the late 1990s.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of aging
Verb
  • Acuff was held to three points after going 1 of 5 from the field and 1 of 4 from 3-point range in the opening period.
    — Jason Anderson July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of going home that night, Wilber found himself back in bed 23 of the detention center — his bond denied — trying to ignore a nasty odor permeating his 14-person cell.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Over the coming days, he is expected to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Russia's war.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • Ben felt that his biggest contribution to Civil Rights would not be marching in the streets, but instead demonstrating his capabilities to others in influential positions through performance, negotiation, and results.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Media images showed tens of thousands of people marching along Tirana's main boulevard toward Skanderbeg Square.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of marching

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