1
as in advanced
being far along in development
progressive forms of animal life
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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
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The Kinema release marks an innovative collaboration between the filmmakers behind both documentaries and two progressive Jewish organizations – Rabbis for Ceasefire and Expanding Our Conversation on Israel/Palestine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The longtime progressive has repeatedly accused major tech firms of prioritizing profits over workers and warned that automation could deepen economic inequality.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 June 2026
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Adjective
Chawla, a progressive, also acquired the support of local Democratic clubs and local unions, while Kaplan retained backing from local law enforcement and business groups.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The Kinema release marks an innovative collaboration between the filmmakers behind both documentaries and two progressive Jewish organizations – Rabbis for Ceasefire and Expanding Our Conversation on Israel/Palestine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Noun
Huang pitched herself as the true progressive in the race, saying Raman had drifted too close to the middle during her time on council.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
The longtime progressive has repeatedly accused major tech firms of prioritizing profits over workers and warned that automation could deepen economic inequality.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressive
Adjective
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Fable 5, in particular, marked the first time that Anthropic released such an advanced offering to the public, thanks to new safeguards that block responses in specific high-risk areas.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Even in the 1970s, the RAND Corporation, a US thinktank, was investigating how Dassault managed to field advanced fighter jets on time and at a cost well below US manufacturers.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Rambling usually ignores it when Dean Cain posts one of his tirades against liberal Hollywood.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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An unwritten rule reserving membership for liberal democracies keeps authoritarian China out, even as its trade surplus, rare minerals, military buildup and huge carbon footprint dominate the summit’s agenda.—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy, a pioneering force in Los Angeles multifamily housing and founder of LOHA, has died at 66, leaving a city reshaped by his work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Tom Dreesen, the classy comedian who opened for Frank Sinatra for 14 years, pushed for stand-ups to get paid at The Comedy Store and partnered in a pioneering interracial act with Tim Reid, died Wednesday.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Until inflation moderates, the Fed is unlikely to lower interest rates.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Among Democrats, the primaries will hinge on longstanding divides between progressives and moderates as the party tries to chart the best path forward to November.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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And yet such naked projection felt somehow hopeful, as though simply being able to conceive of such evolved avatars of masculinity might help power them into existence.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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The backstory What appears to be a modern building actually has quite a bit of local history.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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He is best known for proposing the theory of cosmic inflation, a concept that transformed modern understanding of the early universe and the evolution of the big bang.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The merger chatter has been fueled in part by SpaceX’s unconventional, and some experts say, unprecedented, governance structure.—
Morgan Brennan,Harriet Taylor,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Aureus Vita Fibonacci Dry Gin earned its Gold Outstanding medal in one of the competition's most creative categories — a space where producers lean hard on local ingredients and unconventional botanical combinations to stand out.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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In a public letter to Uber’s CEO last week, the now 92-year-old reformer accused Uber of pushing efforts in California and federally to undermine the principles of corporate accountability behind safety improvements ranging from seatbelts and airbags to product liability laws.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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In Palmer's primary suite, the pilates lover has her own reformer in the bedroom.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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