progressively

Definition of progressivelynext

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Recent Examples of progressively The disease causes muscles to get progressively weaker and atrophy. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 The first 100,000 tickets were sold in a flash, but the museum says more batches will go on sale progressively, so stay tuned. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 Although built on restrained, everyday jewelry, customer demand has progressively pulled the company toward diamonds, bridal, bespoke work and larger stones. Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 The role of software engineers has shifted from writing code to architecting systems that allow coding agents to complete high-quality work, reviewing those systems and iterating on them for progressively better outputs. Thenuka Karunaratne, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The nearly five-minute clip becomes progressively more degraded as the recording continues. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026 East Dundee is in the midst of a public works project that officials hope will resolve flooding and erosion issues near Lions Park, which residents say have become progressively worse over the decades. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 As antidepressants became central to psychiatric practice, depression was progressively reframed — in clinical guidelines, pharmaceutical advertising, and popular culture — as a disorder of neurochemistry best addressed through medication. Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026 The first cluster of events occurred progressively farther south along the main spreading area, with the last of them over 8 kilometers south of the first. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
Adverb
  • An increasingly high number of Georgia drivers are paying four figures a month just to keep their car payment current.
    Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
  • Michigan has also become an increasingly attractive destination for prospective candidates.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Adverb
  • Most of the time, though, Crypto is removed gradually as the pool's filtration system continuously circulates and filters the water.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
  • From there, travelers can rent a car and settle into vacation mode as the Blue Ridge Mountains gradually come into view on the scenic, hour-and-a-half drive to Highlands via I-26 East.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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