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Recent Examples of progressively
Using Rendezvous Robotics’ technology, Frank said the company can progressively send more and more material up and build bigger and bigger structures.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The intervention group played BrainHQ’s Double Decision and Freeze Frame modules, which became progressively harder as players improved.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Third, overuse of most addictive substances progressively damages the brain’s executive control network, the prefrontal cortex, and other key parts of the brain involved in impulse control and self-regulation.
—Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Matter clumped and clustered together under the relentless pull of gravity, and structures grew and grew on progressively larger scales.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The non-users had higher negative symptoms at the start, but these improved progressively over a six-month period.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That task grew progressively more difficult.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
What followed after the woman agreed to fly to the Bay Area was a situation that got progressively scarier, until she was assaulted.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Anne, the only daughter of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, is shown in the Netflix series as dealing with an unknown illness that leaves her weak on her left side and gets progressively worse as time goes on.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The intervention group played BrainHQ’s Double Decision and Freeze Frame modules, which became progressively harder as players improved.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Third, overuse of most addictive substances progressively damages the brain’s executive control network, the prefrontal cortex, and other key parts of the brain involved in impulse control and self-regulation.
—Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Matter clumped and clustered together under the relentless pull of gravity, and structures grew and grew on progressively larger scales.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The non-users had higher negative symptoms at the start, but these improved progressively over a six-month period.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
That task grew progressively more difficult.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
What followed after the woman agreed to fly to the Bay Area was a situation that got progressively scarier, until she was assaulted.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Anne, the only daughter of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, is shown in the Netflix series as dealing with an unknown illness that leaves her weak on her left side and gets progressively worse as time goes on.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
Adverb
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Meanwhile, Brown continued to blossom into the offense, fellow receiver Xavier Worthy made his presence known with a 6-yard touchdown reception and tight end Travis Kelce looked increasingly smooth with 78 yards — his second-most in a regular-season game since last November.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Calls for the United States to return astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade have been increasingly loud and frequent, emanating from bipartisan lawmakers and science advocates alike.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Roomba's double-sided brush mounts gradually build up a tangle at either end, eventually requiring you to pull the ends off the roller and dig all the hair out.—
Loz Blain
October 14,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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The vessel then gradually sinks deeper and deeper into the sea until it is fully submerged by the end of the clip.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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