PROGRESSIVELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

progressively

adverb

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as in increasingly

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Recent Examples of progressively As agents accumulate conversation history, retrieved documents, memory, system instructions, tool definitions and execution state, interactions can progressively become larger and more expensive. — Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Abrams does yeoman’s work with a character stuck in a tight spot for most of the running time, constantly grunting and gasping with a mixture of anguish and exhaustion as his body gets progressively more beat up and broken. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The resulting shorter-chain compounds can undergo additional defluorination, progressively dismantling the original PFAS molecules. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Howard then began making snoring sounds, coughed and resumed the snoring sounds, which grew progressively quieter. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Since then, its totalities grew progressively longer before peaking in 1955 at 7 minutes, 7 seconds. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Beyond mechanical designs and core actuator modules, RoboParty plans to progressively open its motion-control systems, simulation environments, software development kits and training tools. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Flagge told investigators the girl’s arm progressively got worse over the next several hours, the warrant affidavit said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 In the hot and progressively drier areas of the Southwest, the conifers — such as ponderosa pines or Douglas fir — are having difficulty growing back compared to their hardy competition. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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Private equity funds are increasingly pushing their portfolio companies to take on more debt to return cash to their investors, data suggests.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
As performance cars increasingly isolate drivers from the mechanical process of driving, the simple act of reaching for that unique shift knob reinforces the notion that the tactile pleasures of driving are still worth celebrating.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

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It’s set within AMAI, a sprawling hotel development between Cancún and Puerto Morelos, located within a mangrove landscape that gradually opens onto the Caribbean.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
What began as a relatively intimate documentation of editors, retailers and industry insiders gradually became a global phenomenon.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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