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as in sequence
a series of things linked together
a progression of events that ended in utter disaster for the arctic explorers
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as in progress
forward movement in time or place
our progression was slow but steady
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as in evolution
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
that civilization's gradual progression from simple bartering to a complex economy and monetary system
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Recent Examples of progression
The findings, which were presented in November at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting, center on the amount of calcium accumulated in breast arteries and the progression of that calcification.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Eby started documenting her progression after she was diagnosed with the terminal illness at age 33.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Yeah, so, in the big mountains, like terrain progression is key.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Obviously, that linear progression ended this year.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Eby started documenting her progression after she was diagnosed with the terminal illness at age 33.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Yeah, so, in the big mountains, like terrain progression is key.
—Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Obviously, that linear progression ended this year.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progression
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The sequence of Enoch among the heavenly hosts, violent, shattering with Blakeian geometry and color.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Yong Woo cuts her off with a hug, thanking her for hesitating because of him, and the two walk on into a slo-mo sequence, laughing about Ji Seon’s Busan dialect.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In my classroom, the difference between progress and failure often comes down to whether someone trusted can rock a baby during the first period.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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These projects remind us that progress didn’t happen by accident, and that joy and pain can sometimes exist side by side.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
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That heritage continues to shape its modern evolution.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cenci and colleagues connected Little Red Dots and direct collapse black holes while running high-resolution simulations of cosmic evolution in the early universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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While Bluspark isn't a household name, its software supports a large slice of global shipping, including major retailers, grocery chains and manufacturers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Now, other small chains are seeing explosive growth.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Much of our concern about climate change and reproduction is rooted in the idea that reproduction is one of the first processes to fail under stress.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, not everyone agrees that price discovery - the process of establishing a market price at which demand and supply for an item are matched - has collapsed altogether.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The development is the latest as Syria's new leaders have struggled since toppling former President Bashar Assad in December 2024 to assert their full authority over the country torn by nearly 14 years of civil war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The program required the developments to remain affordable for more than a half-century to receive the funding.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Apparently, the Meyers in Long Beach were ruled unfit as guardians, or Lynn refused to go back to them, so juvenile authorities located some blood relatives, possibly her father or half sister, and put her on a train back East.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Commissioned by a non-profit called Clean Cities (and delivered by market research company, OpinionWay), the survey sought to understand how urbanites feel about public transport – metro, tram, train, buses and robotaxis – in locations like London, Berlin, Warsaw and Rome.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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These advancements pave the way for future collaborations and groundbreaking discoveries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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All employees also receive free parking and meals, as well as discounts, training and advancement opportunities.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Progression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progression. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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