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Recent Examples of progressively
With masses equivalent to millions or even billions of suns, supermassive black holes are too massive to have been born from dying stars; instead, it is theorized that they are created when smaller black holes collide and merge, and a chain of progressively larger and larger mergers.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Seizures or other involuntary movements ensue, progressively getting worse as the person loses more control over their body.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Test your systems by taking progressively longer trips.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In contrast, domestic species grew progressively larger, due to selective breeding favoring animals that could provide more meat, milk, wool, strength or companionship.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
This is the most stable option among Insider channels; the Beta, Dev, and Canary channels are progressively more forward-looking and untested.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Teams can go over the salary cap, but there are progressively tougher penalties — such as luxury taxes and roster-construction restrictions — that make things tougher for organizations.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Even just a few levels into the game, there are challenges where seemingly endless waves of enemies grow progressively stronger and one poor choice can lead to redoing an entire gauntlet of fights.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
But rising interest rates, tighter regulation of BNPL services, and investor skepticism toward profitless growth led Klarna to slash operating costs, cut staff, and seek capital at progressively lower valuations.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Seizures or other involuntary movements ensue, progressively getting worse as the person loses more control over their body.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Test your systems by taking progressively longer trips.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In contrast, domestic species grew progressively larger, due to selective breeding favoring animals that could provide more meat, milk, wool, strength or companionship.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
This is the most stable option among Insider channels; the Beta, Dev, and Canary channels are progressively more forward-looking and untested.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Teams can go over the salary cap, but there are progressively tougher penalties — such as luxury taxes and roster-construction restrictions — that make things tougher for organizations.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Even just a few levels into the game, there are challenges where seemingly endless waves of enemies grow progressively stronger and one poor choice can lead to redoing an entire gauntlet of fights.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
But rising interest rates, tighter regulation of BNPL services, and investor skepticism toward profitless growth led Klarna to slash operating costs, cut staff, and seek capital at progressively lower valuations.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is part of a business model that has worked for TCU’s regular-season record, but increasingly frustrates fans who want to see a decent matchup in September.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Start with low-risk applications, learn from the results and gradually expand to higher-stakes uses.—
Matt Lowe,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Two Pianos begins in the thick of night, saturated in the sepia shadows of the Vieux Lyon quarter’s historic architecture and cobblestone streets, and moves gradually toward a crisp autumn light.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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