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 The stiffest competition comes on the wing, where the Lakers lauded their depth between offseason additions Quentin Grimes, Collin Sexton, Matisse Thybulle and Williams, rookie Cameron Carr and progressing second-year forward Adou Thiero. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Patterson will give quarterly updates to the council on how the pilot is progressing. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 At the time, Wall Street saw the executive change as a strategic move, one that was the result of a measured turnaround that is progressing in deliberate fashion. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 As a result, the work was not progressing in the way that we were used to. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressing
  1. growing
  2. doing
  3. developing
  4. proceeding
  5. aging
  6. going
  7. coming
  8. marching
Verb
  • To estimates that roughly 30% of customers are non-Asian, many drawn by the growing popularity of Asian cuisine and the convenience of prepared sauces, seasonings and pantry staples that simplify home cooking.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The company says the combination has established a growing customer base among Ukrainian frontline units.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of growing
Verb
  • While this is a step in the right direction, Illinois needs to take a more proactive approach to lower the cost of doing business and keep the top industry in Illinois competitive.
    — Bernarda Malevska, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What are polling firms doing to address the threat of partisan nonresponse?
    — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • StudioCanal and Deadpan Pictures are developing a live-action television adaptation of Katie Kirby’s bestselling The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks book series.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This independent organization compiles lists of needs for developing communities (think school supplies or clothing), and guests can bring these items from home to give to those in need.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of developing
Verb
  • Several council members voiced unease about proceeding without a better sense of the LAPD’s internal policy on license plate reader use.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The responsible response was to pause, assemble multidisciplinary expertise, challenge the assumptions and require further validation before proceeding.
    — Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of proceeding
Verb
  • Jaguar’s customers were also aging, and its competition—previously BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Audi, and the like—were going electric, too.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The deals extend to hair and makeup, with discounts on everything from gentle shampoos to serums for thinning hair to creamy lip liners, primers, and complexion products that are especially friendly to aging skin.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of aging
Verb
  • And then, largely as a byproduct of the scaremongering around the AIDS crisis, there was a sense of things going backwards.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing that table filled with this much talent, funding and support is what keeps us going.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • The island has hosted a Ground Self-Defense Force garrison since 2016, while Tokyo has plans to add additional air-defense capabilities in the coming years.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The man’s identity was expected to be released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office in the coming days.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • What Brian and Dougal don’t know is that Lovat has actually double-crossed the MacKenzies; Lovat has secretly aligned with the Crown to betray the Jacobite forces, marching both men directly into a deadly trap.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • From feeding hobos on the back porch in the night in the Great Depression to marching against wars for oil in the Eighties and Nineties.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of marching

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“Progressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressing. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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