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Recent Examples of progressiveness
Where did William’s progressiveness come from?
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
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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The stories of his production innovations and inspirations are nerdy and cool, especially the talk of Asher being one of the first producers to insist on giving back-of-the-album credit to the individual musicians assisting bigger solo artists.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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This constraint forces a different kind of innovation — one that mirrors the complex trade-offs that characterize all biological systems.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Best Memory Foam Mattress Zinus’s popular memory foam mattress has green tea extract infused into its top layer to maintain freshness.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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The cream cheese cut through the salt, and the veggies added small pops of crunch and freshness.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But two weeks before, McMahon exposed her unfamiliarity with the technology after calling it A1, as in the steak sauce, while speaking on a panel about education innovation.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sentences do not show themselves off, are not self-conscious of their strangeness.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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That moment, too, capitalizes on Tillman’s ability to radiate intimidation by way of an otherworldly strangeness, a quality that feels exciting in its sheer potential and, in this moment, award-worthy in its own right.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mizzou fell in a big hole, early There is plenty of newness to this Tigers team, with a significant amount of MU’s core having left at the end of 2024.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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On the fashion side, Johnson expects athleisure and footwear to shine this holiday season, including such brands as Free People, Alo and Vuori, which deliver newness.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chosen for their creativity, originality and technical excellence, the winning images in five categories — Portrait, Street, Fauna & Flora, Architecture and Landscape — were chosen from entries from more than 90 countries and are an ode to artistry, vision and storytelling in black and white.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Consumers admire its product for its originality and adaptability.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Progressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressiveness. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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