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Recent Examples of progressively
Operations began in the Treasure Island Beach area where the girl was last seen and progressively expanded based on ocean conditions, currents and waves.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Cognitive skills generally improve with deliberate, focused and progressively more challenging training.
—Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Tendons must be progressively loaded to restore strength, elasticity and function, while avoiding excessive stress that may increase the risk of re-injury.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Across the short films, Early plays, among other roles, a smiling, fiendish mall pop act; the shy, offbeat child of an overbearing stage mom; and an extra in a makeup chair whose instruments, his face and his voice, are progressively hampered by prosthetics.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Thereafter, Jupiter will appear to drop rapidly away from Venus, setting progressively earlier and becoming more and more deeply immersed in the bright evening twilight during the balance of June.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Prior to his passing, Ali had been hospitalized for respiratory complications and over the course of several days, his condition progressively worsen.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
It has been held in Germany and Poland and is getting progressively larger and more comprehensive to meet the expanding dimensions of drone warfare.
—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The bright pink headphones, first spotted by 9to5Mac, feature a headband more similar to AirPods Max than previous Beats headphones, featuring a thinner stem which progressively widens to connect to the earcups.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2026
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Cognitive skills generally improve with deliberate, focused and progressively more challenging training.
—Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Tendons must be progressively loaded to restore strength, elasticity and function, while avoiding excessive stress that may increase the risk of re-injury.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Across the short films, Early plays, among other roles, a smiling, fiendish mall pop act; the shy, offbeat child of an overbearing stage mom; and an extra in a makeup chair whose instruments, his face and his voice, are progressively hampered by prosthetics.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Thereafter, Jupiter will appear to drop rapidly away from Venus, setting progressively earlier and becoming more and more deeply immersed in the bright evening twilight during the balance of June.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Prior to his passing, Ali had been hospitalized for respiratory complications and over the course of several days, his condition progressively worsen.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
It has been held in Germany and Poland and is getting progressively larger and more comprehensive to meet the expanding dimensions of drone warfare.
—Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The bright pink headphones, first spotted by 9to5Mac, feature a headband more similar to AirPods Max than previous Beats headphones, featuring a thinner stem which progressively widens to connect to the earcups.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
Adverb
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Still, youthful rebellion in virtual reality looks great and the concept of online escapes resonates in an increasingly intense real world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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With robotics increasingly leveraged by contractors, fresh professional opportunities are being unveiled in areas from robotics operations to maintenance, programming and jobsite technology supervision, Cox says.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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What began with planters for unusual desert plants gradually evolved into sculpture.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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Fiber increases work best gradually Adding more fiber can be good for your diet, but suddenly doubling your intake can backfire.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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