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Recent Examples of progressively
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.
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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
However, underlying challenges persist, including declining sales, a constantly changing leadership team, and significant uncertainties regarding its position in a progressively competitive retail environment.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
UniCredit's first play last year was to progressively accrue a synthetic stake of up to roughly 28% in German lender Commerzbank.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Likewise, access to Jerusalem was progressively cut off from surrounding Palestinian areas.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
As Thornton progressively improves as a possession receiver, his fantasy stock will continue to rise.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In Alaska, research suggests glacial outbursts have declined in volume since 1985, because glaciers are storing less water behind ice dams that are growing progressively shorter and thinner.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
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
However, underlying challenges persist, including declining sales, a constantly changing leadership team, and significant uncertainties regarding its position in a progressively competitive retail environment.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
UniCredit's first play last year was to progressively accrue a synthetic stake of up to roughly 28% in German lender Commerzbank.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Likewise, access to Jerusalem was progressively cut off from surrounding Palestinian areas.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
As Thornton progressively improves as a possession receiver, his fantasy stock will continue to rise.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
In Alaska, research suggests glacial outbursts have declined in volume since 1985, because glaciers are storing less water behind ice dams that are growing progressively shorter and thinner.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
Adverb
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Seclusion and restraint The use of restraint and seclusion practices to address disabled students’ behavioral issues has increasingly become a debated issue among education specialists.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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Texas Rangers cling to AL postseason hopes The Rangers’ World Series title increasingly feels like a one off.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Through emulsification, essentially gradually adding one ingredient to another while rapidly mixing, disperses tiny drops of one of those liquids into the other to form a uniform blend.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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