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Recent Examples of progressively
As wastewater passes through the cascade, every stage boasts progressively finer pores.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
This slammed a series of island chains into the continent’s west coast, progressively growing it to its present state.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
That led to more bets with progressively larger sums, but big winnings never materialized.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
But his next two Survivor runs were progressively disappointing.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Researchers have found that people who ask each other progressively deeper questions reported significantly greater closeness than those who made small talk.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Mar. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
This slammed a series of island chains into the continent’s west coast, progressively growing it to its present state.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
That led to more bets with progressively larger sums, but big winnings never materialized.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
But his next two Survivor runs were progressively disappointing.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.
—John Kell, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Researchers have found that people who ask each other progressively deeper questions reported significantly greater closeness than those who made small talk.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressively
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Malware deployed via seemingly innocent GitHub repositories and embedded in blockchains, where the malware will be stored forever (and increasingly difficult to root out as the chains grow), makes for an almost unstoppable technology.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The rickshaws have become increasingly popular in Sierra Leone, filling the gaps in a strained public transport system as the West African country struggles to recover from its 1991-2002 civil war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The initial wave will be the strongest, NEXT Weather meteorologists say but will gradually get weaker overnight as the front slips to the south.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Widely adopted by European and American armies (including both sides in the American Civil War) during the 19th century, it was gradually phased out in favor of military tunics and relegated to cavalry units.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Progressively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressively. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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