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as in sequences
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 processes
forward movement in time or place
our progression was slow but steady
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as in evolutions
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 progressions
Kids were not randomly playing acoustic instruments, effortlessly hitting complex jazz chord progressions.
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Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Noel’s songs of hope, friendship, and joy, combined with his ability to write gorgeously sad chord progressions and hymns as sung by his brother, are needed now more than ever.
—Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2025
He's just getting used to seeing defenses, having to go through progressions and make checks.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Receivers were getting open, the offensive line was pass blocking relatively well, and Young was able to buy time and execute, allowing for further progressions if the first read wasn’t free.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 18 Nov. 2025
Mahomes has actually been way better at working through progressions this year than last, as Star columnist Sam McDowell pointed out a couple weeks back.
—Pete Sweeney
november 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
There are some full-field progressions that McCarthy has handled well.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Do this combination of 30-second progressions + 30-second recovery blocks for five rounds.
—J'ne Day-Lucore, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Noel’s songs of hope, friendship, and joy, combined with his ability to write gorgeously sad chord progressions and hymns as sung by his brother, are needed now more than ever.
—Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2025
He's just getting used to seeing defenses, having to go through progressions and make checks.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Receivers were getting open, the offensive line was pass blocking relatively well, and Young was able to buy time and execute, allowing for further progressions if the first read wasn’t free.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 18 Nov. 2025
Mahomes has actually been way better at working through progressions this year than last, as Star columnist Sam McDowell pointed out a couple weeks back.
—Pete Sweeney
november 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025
There are some full-field progressions that McCarthy has handled well.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Do this combination of 30-second progressions + 30-second recovery blocks for five rounds.
—J'ne Day-Lucore, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressions
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A couple of these sequences are amusing, especially when two clueless and drunk teens drop by, and also when one of the victims mistakenly locks herself in the wrong car to get away only to discover Ben has the keys.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.—
Alina Edwards,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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Oceanographic and meteorological processes fuel rich food webs that support tuna fisheries, ecotourism, and coastal livelihoods across multiple countries.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nominacher had a few other interesting lessons, including how, in research Celonis commissioned, establishing a center of excellence for figuring out how to optimize work processes with AI resulted in an 8x better return than for companies that failed to set up such a center.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Seyed Mohamad Seyed Hoseini, a financial markets analyst and founder of Hoseini Finance, describes this shift as one of the most significant and rapid evolutions in contemporary trading.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Stone and Roszak have now worked together for almost 20 years and have been through a lot of hair evolutions together.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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That trick play failed — Chism overthrew an open Drake Maye on the same reverse pass McDaniels called for Amendola and Tom Brady in Super Bowl LII — but the 24-year-old hauled in a 20-yard reception three plays later to move the chains on second-and-18.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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It's been a difficult run for casual dining restaurant chains in recent years.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jimenez expressed confidence the ballot measure would continue to gain steam as SEIU-UHW’s campaign progresses.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The model tracks payments in real-time as the fiscal year progresses and acts as fiscal control once institutions begin submitting claims.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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The county commissioners will hold a public hearing on the plan for Comanche Circle, and separately consider putting a temporary pause on these types of big developments.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Market watchers will be keeping an eye on the developments in Iran this week after widespread protests were met with a violent crackdown by the Iranian authorities.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Together, members buy the tracks but donate their trains.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rho-alpha trains through a combination of physical robot demonstrations, simulated tasks, and large-scale visual question-answering data.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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These included no agreements with partners for repaying cash advances from the county; failing to timely reimburse nonprofits in the field for services even when money was available; inadequate controls over contract reviews or cash payments; and inappropriate use of funds.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Progressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressions. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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