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 That description equally well applies to our probable timeline on this planet, the way things are progressing. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Quantum sensing is progressing toward operational applications. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The Torcal’s response on-center is deliberately somewhat muted, progressing as the driver turns the wheel, helping maintain the illusion that the Torcal’s mere inertia is sufficient to carry it through irregularities in the path ahead. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026 State foresters provide regular updates throughout the season, documenting how color is progressing across Pennsylvania. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Lore told Fortune positions are represented by colors modeled after taekwondo belts, progressing from white and yellow through brown and black. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 For those in Europe and Africa, however, the eclipse will begin early Friday, and the moon will set as the event is progressing. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, The Athletic reported that Villa were progressing with a deal to sign the Ecuador international, but now Palace are trying to beat the West Midlands side to his signature and have formalised their own interest. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Bell, Miami’s third-round pick who is recovering from a November knee injury that included ACL and MCL damage, continues steadily progressing toward a possible early-season appearance. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 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
  • The war in Ukraine has caused periodic oil disruptions in the Black and Caspian seas and to pipelines and terminals, but the biggest growing impact is Ukraine’s rising success targeting Russia’s refining network with long-distance drone attacks.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Walmart alluded to the growing importance of this kind of business on the company's Q2 earnings call.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • Subsense, which has raised $27 million in funding, is currently doing preclinical work, experimenting with various elements of the technology and conducting some experiments on mice.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Now, the two men — coach and GM — are in the process of doing exactly as each promised when they were hired.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • As for the second goal, the makeshift nature of Chelsea’s midfield was exposed as Reece James, sidetracked by the play developing on the Arsenal left, allowed Martin Odegaard to drift into the penalty area and score.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • XPeng says the facility is designed to bring its automotive manufacturing expertise into robotics as competition intensifies among companies developing general-purpose humanoid robots.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • Trump is proceeding with the construction of his triumphal arch despite lacking federal approval.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The lawsuit claims Smith and his partners never met the requirements for securing government funding and repeatedly made excuses for why the project wasn't proceeding or stopped responding to requests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeding
Verb
  • At this point in the WSL’s existence, eight years since becoming a fully professional league, players now ageing out at the title contenders do so with all the advantages — finances, facilities, health — of only knowing full-time football.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • An aging population, growing healthcare needs and rising energy demand are expected to create strong opportunities for healthcare workers, data scientists and renewable energy technicians.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of aging
Verb
  • And in 1963, Steinem gained national attention for going undercover at one of Hugh Hefner's nightclubs.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Cristobal still preaches relentless effort, a pursuit of excellence and, of course, the team focusing on going 1-0 every week.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Earlier in the year, the Yankees viewed Jones as a platoon bat, with nearly the entirety of his playing time coming against right-handers.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Large numbers of Canadian snowbirds typically flock to warm-weather locations in Florida, Arizona and California when temperatures drop at home, making the coming months a test of whether the grassroots boycott will extend into another winter.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • If this has proved conflicting, Gibney does not let on, marching from sacred target to sacred target with little apparent tentativeness.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of residents returned to the streets the following day, marching toward the Trampolín and Benítez beach areas where migrants were camped and repeating the same chant, according to EFE.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of marching

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“Progressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressing. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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