1
as in advanced
being far along in development
progressive forms of animal life
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2
as in liberal
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
a socially progressive community, it was the first to provide for the public education of girls
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as in pioneering
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques
one of the founders of progressive dance, Isadora Duncan became an inspiration to an array of free-spirited artists
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Recent Examples of progressive
Scott Nover, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Cultural differences on child-rearing take an extreme turn when child-protection services become involved, and the divisions reflect a bigger battle between conservative and progressive values.
—Miranda Murray, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Another progressive wasn’t immediately dismissive.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The name Murdoch hardly evokes a progressive sensibility for many American news consumers.
—Scott Nover, Washington Post, 25 May 2026
Cultural differences on child-rearing take an extreme turn when child-protection services become involved, and the divisions reflect a bigger battle between conservative and progressive values.
—Miranda Murray, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Noun
Byron Sigcho-Lopez, an outspoken City Council progressive; Mayra Macías, a former Planned Parenthood Action Fund member with deep ties to the Democratic Party; and Lindsay Church, a former Navy linguist who runs a nonprofit serving minority veterans.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Another progressive wasn’t immediately dismissive.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressive
Adjective
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Venice senior Lawrence Kensinger, who set the City Section shot put record with a state-leading throw of 65 feet 11 inches last week, had the third-best mark at prelims (59-6¾) and easily advanced to the finals.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Several of the advanced weapons systems the battleships are intended to field remain in development; the Navy hasn’t yet shown they can be integrated successfully onto a ship.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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So there’s just so much that feels like this new barrier to the whole process of a liberal-arts education.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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Lynn expressed to me some concern that attacking liberal targets would push them away, rather than converting them.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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In the early 1900s, the pioneering American astrophysicist George Ellery Hale discovered that the sunspots that Galileo and others had traced weren’t blemishes but magnetic storms, regions of intense activity that waxed and waned on the 11-year solar cycle.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
28 May 2026
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Upon the 1968 death of Russia’s first man in space, this closed city was then renamed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in honor of their pioneering hero.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Luke Bronin is supported by The Bench and Majority Democrats – both PACs that are funneling millions of dollars to boost corporate-friendly moderates.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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Her commission imposed a ban on noncompete clauses, a measure used by firms to prevent employees from leaving their jobs that has drawn bitter condemnation from libertarians and moderates as well as neo-Brandeisians.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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The décor here shifts with the seasons, incorporating ambitious artistic floral arrangements or modern sculptural light installations, but the sense of discretion stays constant.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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As with everything else in the world of modern college football, there's debate and disagreement over how to handle NIL and other major issues around the sport.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Pratt, meanwhile, has emerged as one of the race’s most unconventional and unpredictable candidates.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Last year, Smith acknowledged the artsy small city is an unconventional place to find world-class pizza.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The reformer is like a Rube Goldberg machine for fitness.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The gym spans nearly a full floor and goes well beyond the usual, with Technogym equipment, Peloton bikes, a Frame reformer, and a Forme mirror, plus details like eucalyptus towels and energy-boosting snacks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This is therefore part of a larger research stream that centers on the ways that some modern problems stem from a mismatch between our evolved brains and our modern human environments, which have changed dramatically in an eye-blink of evolutionary time.—
Owen D. Jones,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Thus, the aye-aye evolved to fill that vacancy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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