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Adjective
The black lung clinic at Stone Mountain Health Services in southwestern Virginia has diagnosed 75 new cases of progressive massive fibrosis in the past year, according to its medical director, Drew Harris. Taylor Sisk, CNN Money, 26 May 2025 Lamont, not so much Lamont also faces criticism, of a different kind, from progressive groups and many Democrats in the legislature’s majority. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Still, the damage progressives have wrought on American society will take generations to fully repair. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025 Photograph by Guglielmo Mangiapane—Reuters Read more: The Biggest Challenges Pope Leo XIV Faces Read more: Photos Show Joyous Vatican Scenes as Robert Prevost Is Announced the New Pope His election is, in part, a departure from Pope Francis, who was regarded as a progressive. Solcyré Burga, Time, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for progressive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressive
Adjective
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating collisions involving Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) advanced driver assistance software in reduced roadway visibility conditions since October.
    Akash Sriram, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Selling and facilitating advanced AI and cloud services to a government engaged in systemic ethnic cleansing is not ‘business is usual’.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Some liberal critics on social media say that Republicans did not seem to take issue when the same slogan — or even more violent rhetoric — was targeted at a Democratic president.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 May 2025
  • The ice cream company is known for supporting liberal causes and candidates.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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  • The Medicaid changes have divided Republican lawmakers, with some moderates in competitive districts expressing concerns over the risk to constituents losing benefits, while members of the House Freedom Caucus pushed for deeper cuts.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
  • Potential cuts to Medicaid benefits, pullback of renewable energy incentives and measures to reduce the deficit have been among the sticking points between moderates and conservatives.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • These are the type of stories that have long helped make the modern US military so distinctive.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
  • Rethinking Returns on Investment The modern belief that science must deliver measurable economic returns is, historically speaking, a relatively recent development.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Consider a colleague who presented unconventional ideas in meetings or pursued a less traditional career path.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Featured prominently on many critics’ best-of-year lists, the book has captivated readers around the world, sparking a cultural dialogue around female desire, aging and unconventional relationships.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The most recent Pope Leo Leo XIII was elected in 1878 and was known as a reformer, a pontiff who emphasized diplomacy, advocated for scientific progress and positioned the church as a defender of human rights.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • The cardinal electors face a stark choice — select a pope who will follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, an Argentine reformer who advocated for migrants and the environment, or one who will guide the Catholic Church down a more traditional path.
    NBC News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • That is the question as Mexicans go to the polls Sunday to elect the country’s judges in a radical reshaping of the nation’s power structure.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
  • The young women became symbols of radical politics and the series explores the way this deeply divided society tipped over into armed conflict and highlights the long shadow of radical violence, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The latter four entries are all helmed by Cruise's strongest contemporary creative partner, Christopher McQuarrie.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
  • But the version of the fountain of youth myth that has the strongest hold on contemporary culture comes not from ancient times, from Egypt, Greece or Rome.
    Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025

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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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