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Recent Examples of progressively
Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.
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John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
After the decision, the physicians removed and reattached the respirator, taking it away for progressively longer periods of time.
—Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The region around the kink is always soft, while stiffness increases progressively away from it.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
The abrupt uptick in casualties comes despite the Israeli military’s frequent contention that Iranian missile power has been largely neutralized, with each salvo containing progressively fewer missiles.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
And among Ireland’s pet owners, snakes are becoming a progressively more popular choice.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
As July bled into August, the footprint of the fire widened with each passing day — 28,000 to 55,000 to 105,000 acres — while its containment progressively shrank from 26 percent to 13 percent to 4 percent.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
After the decision, the physicians removed and reattached the respirator, taking it away for progressively longer periods of time.
—Robert S. Olick, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The region around the kink is always soft, while stiffness increases progressively away from it.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
The abrupt uptick in casualties comes despite the Israeli military’s frequent contention that Iranian missile power has been largely neutralized, with each salvo containing progressively fewer missiles.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
And among Ireland’s pet owners, snakes are becoming a progressively more popular choice.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
As July bled into August, the footprint of the fire widened with each passing day — 28,000 to 55,000 to 105,000 acres — while its containment progressively shrank from 26 percent to 13 percent to 4 percent.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
Adverb
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Members of Generation Z are increasingly searching for meaning, purpose and real-world connection, even as many step back from digital spaces.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ever since Hogan blazed the trail with his success against Gawker, ordinary Americans have increasingly turned to third-party funders, who typically front the costs of a lawsuit in exchange for a share of any recovery, for help taking on billion-dollar corporations with armies of lawyers.—
George Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The two neighbors have been working gradually to improve ties since last year.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lykke Leonardsen, who runs Copenhagen’s Resilient and Sustainable City Solutions program and serves as the city’s informal water ambassador, told me that the intent was to hold hearings, win approval in August, and invest gradually.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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