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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 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 Macdonald said that Darnold is progressing well and has at least a chance to start against the Washington Commanders next weekend. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 With Boone noting that Chisholm and Grisham are progressing on Friday, Cody Bellinger acknowledged that the Yankees’ hitters tried to do too much the last time Judge was on the IL. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 McConnell exchanged passes with Mac Allister before progressing the ball forward to Ngumoha. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Symptoms often begin with fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes before progressing to a distinctive rash. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 Sep. 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 bank said the coffee category is one of the most rapidly growing segments in the restaurant industry.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Square data shows that orders have skyrocketed more than 150% year-over-year, making the Hugo Spritz the fastest-growing cocktail this past summer.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • Sure, and that self-deprecation is also a fundamental principle of comedy and humor, which is a lot of what your stories are doing too.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Give us a decade to get another lifetime to keep doing a little bit better.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • Arnault also played a key role in developing the 10-year global partnership between LVMH and Formula 1.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plastic surgeon suggests developing a contingency plan, including who will look after you if something goes wrong upon returning home.
    — Anna Haines, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 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
  • Though unanimously respected and resolutely opposed to Zionism, Barnston was aging.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Automakers are also grappling with certain skilled labor shortages and an aging human workforce—although the push to deploy more robots and AI has generated backlash from labor unions concerned about layoffs and pressure on worker compensation.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of aging
Verb
  • But this is Mahomes, Kelce, Jones and coach Andy Reid coming to town with three Super Bowls under their belt and a determination to return to contending form early this season after going 6-11 last year.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Dramatic cuffs added more angles to the look, while the buttons going undone at the waist created a touch of tension that transitioned to Edgar-Jones’ skirt.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Cheers to being impatient, being blonde, and everything coming full circle.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The fact that these record numbers are coming months early, with plenty of time to strengthen, is what is alarming.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • The Knights found their stride after the interception, marching down the field for 44 yards and relying on their ground game, with Watson, Landen Chambers, and Jenkins sharing the load.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Rutgers, with just a single yard of total offense to that point, woke up, marching 75 yards in response.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of marching

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“Progressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressing. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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