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Recent Examples of progressiveness
Unlike Chakrabarti, Wiener has also been a part of San Francisco’s insular community for decades, and has his own base of support — though he is considered a moderate to Chakrabarti’s progressiveness.
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Its reputation is one of progressiveness and social awareness.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Where did William’s progressiveness come from?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Its reputation is one of progressiveness and social awareness.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Where did William’s progressiveness come from?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressiveness
Noun
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Roots are produced from the base of the bulb, but in an odd twist of botanical bizarreness, the roots are produced toward the end of the bloom time.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their approach combines scientific innovation with environmental responsibility, positioning perovskite/silicon TSCs as a cornerstone for future clean energy systems, provided the industry can meet both performance and sustainability benchmarks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Microsoft doubles down in return to AfroTech in Houston with AI, innovation, community and Black excellence at the forefront.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In a sea of brown and beige foods, a salad adds a welcome bit of freshness, color, and texture to the table.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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This practice of airing out your bedding is maintained in Scandinavian and other cold-weather cultures, where it's been practiced for centuries to maximize the crisp freshness of laundry day.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Maheu says that, of course, some people have also had broader issues with their decision to coparent as a group — some of it borne from unfamiliarity.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Most of them declined to comment on Platner’s past, expressing unfamiliarity with the details of what’s become one of the hottest political stories in the country.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The strangeness is the point, and the strangeness is worth savoring.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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As the book progresses, some of the children in the photographs are older and more in control of their outward expression, but scraps of strangeness or incongruity always peek through.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hope is for Harold James to bring newness and an edge to the megabrand, which is beneficial at a sluggish time for the beauty market.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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At Vans, revenue showed sequential improvement as product newness drew in new customers, while at Timberland, which saw strong demand in the Americas driven by a strong back-to-school season.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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To me, hip-hop, the tradition of it is rooted in originality.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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That said, its backers are looking for a sense of originality and roots.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Progressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressiveness. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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