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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 league began the onboarding process for replacement officials last month because negotiations weren’t progressing.
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
The third-year guard suffered a Grade 2 quad strain last week and was progressing well, having been upgraded to day-to-day on Tuesday.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The bill is progressing through the state Legislature and most recently was referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Two other starters are also progressing.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
The variety could grow further in coming years with Relativity Space, Stoke Space and Astra Space all progressing with rockets aiming to launch from Cape Canaveral, while SpaceX looks to bring its Starship and Super Heavy to the Space Coast before the end of the year.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is progressing at a remarkable pace.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
The project, written and executive produced by Dave Kalstein (Treadstone), has been progressing, and, if all goes well, AMC expects to be in production on Season 1 in Australia later this year for a 2027 premiere.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
As with all emergency permits, the assessments are progressing as a matter of high priority.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 8 May 2026
The third-year guard suffered a Grade 2 quad strain last week and was progressing well, having been upgraded to day-to-day on Tuesday.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The bill is progressing through the state Legislature and most recently was referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Two other starters are also progressing.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
The variety could grow further in coming years with Relativity Space, Stoke Space and Astra Space all progressing with rockets aiming to launch from Cape Canaveral, while SpaceX looks to bring its Starship and Super Heavy to the Space Coast before the end of the year.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is progressing at a remarkable pace.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
The project, written and executive produced by Dave Kalstein (Treadstone), has been progressing, and, if all goes well, AMC expects to be in production on Season 1 in Australia later this year for a 2027 premiere.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
As with all emergency permits, the assessments are progressing as a matter of high priority.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressing
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Looking to the future of technology, state lawmakers granted final legislative approval on a key bill regulating artificial intelligence in an attempt to protect children and consumers without stifling one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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Bessent has compared the Fed's growing balance sheet to a dangerous lab experiment.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The Santa Fe burrito is a genuine pleasure—more restrained, built on a smaller scale, with green chile doing the complex, vegetal, low-burning work that other versions might leave to salsa—though, again, the tortilla serves its contents, rather than the hosannas going the other way.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Deserted mall ‘semi-apocalyptic’ While there have been no signs of mass social unrest in Russia, and other malls including the giant Aviapark in northwest Moscow appear to be doing good business, several workers at Goodzone described to CNN with concern the increasingly minimal foot traffic there.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Regardless, much of the developing world is made up of much younger countries, with populations in Africa, for example, at much lower risk of serious outcomes from COVID-19 than elderly individuals with comorbidities in the United States or Western Europe.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Chinese scientists have pushed perovskite tandem solar cells past the critical 30 percent efficiency mark after developing a new way to control how the materials crystallize during manufacturing.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Since the referendum question passed, the district has been proceeding with work on projects across district buildings that are set to extend through 2032.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Canucks decision makers are proceeding patiently, a source close to the process told The Athletic.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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At the same time, climate change, housing costs, aging infrastructure, and income inequality have made the baseline conditions of life in California riskier and costlier.—
Ben Allen,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Most of that has gone to long-term bets on radical life-extension projects for humans, some intended to defeat aging altogether.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Most of her friends didn’t have dates, though Maple was going with a girl named Sasha, and Sloane was going with Leo, a boy from their grade.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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These kind of abuses mean that the department isn't going after oil companies that are price gouging.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The council voted unanimously Thursday to shift away from deciding how many bus stops the new law will affect, leaving that decision up to the county’s regional planning agency — the San Diego Association of Governments — to make in coming weeks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The Bridgeport Islanders, which played hockey in the state for more than two decades, announced a move to Canada in the coming months.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Mamdani speaks at May Day rally Hundreds, if not thousands, packed Manhattan's Washington Square Park to celebrate workers and the history of labor organizing, before the group started marching to Foley Square.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Throngs of demonstrators filled the Near West Side park before marching shoulder-to-shoulder with homemade signs to the Loop.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Progressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressing. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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