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Recent Examples of progressively
In the task involving different tones, the researchers found that individual hippocampal neurons discriminated between standard and unexpected tones by making their response to the latter progressively more distinct.
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Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Xi’s government has been progressively cranking up the use of alternative tools, from rare earths to technology.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Novosel used 1-inch foam in large sheets to build up platforms that widened progressively toward the ground.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Meeting up with my friends and fiancé at a local dive bar in Washington, DC, answering progressively trickier questions about geography, science, history, politics and my favorite, pop culture – what wasn't there to like?
—David Oliver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
For Starmer, whose future as leader of a progressively rudderless Labour Party is now at risk, these projections are about as helpful as a hole in the head.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The gusts progressively grew stronger, knocking over planters and forcing food vendors to close up shop early, until the festival itself was paused and performers were ushered offstage.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
The powering will then be carried out progressively.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
As part of its corporate goal of cutting emissions 50% by 2030, Netflix has been progressively transitioning its productions away from fossil fuels to newer technologies to power the productions behind its films and series.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Xi’s government has been progressively cranking up the use of alternative tools, from rare earths to technology.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Novosel used 1-inch foam in large sheets to build up platforms that widened progressively toward the ground.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Meeting up with my friends and fiancé at a local dive bar in Washington, DC, answering progressively trickier questions about geography, science, history, politics and my favorite, pop culture – what wasn't there to like?
—David Oliver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
For Starmer, whose future as leader of a progressively rudderless Labour Party is now at risk, these projections are about as helpful as a hole in the head.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The gusts progressively grew stronger, knocking over planters and forcing food vendors to close up shop early, until the festival itself was paused and performers were ushered offstage.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2026
The powering will then be carried out progressively.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
As part of its corporate goal of cutting emissions 50% by 2030, Netflix has been progressively transitioning its productions away from fossil fuels to newer technologies to power the productions behind its films and series.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
Adverb
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In the wake of the Para Site retrospective came a wave of new opportunities and invitations to work at an increasingly ambitious scale, including a commission for the M+ Facade, a 360-foot-wide harbor-facing LED screen on the side of the Hong Kong museum.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Those consumers have been increasingly seeking out solutions to ease the physical process, according to Circana.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Britain didn’t withdraw, but its Royal Navy gradually redistributed its ships.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Ease off the accelerator gradually and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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