- present tense form of progress (3rd person singular).
progresses
Example Sentences
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Genetic differences could help explain why brain decline progresses more quickly in some individuals than in others.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
"You leave the hotel at 8.30... it feels as if it was noontime. And as the day progresses, it just gets hotter and hotter and hotter," said Yesenia Gueta, 47, visiting from Los Angeles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Typically lenders release installments of the insurance funds as construction progresses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The miner can grow its output by up to 30% by 2028 as its Centinela second concentrator project progresses, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Sometimes, in the darkness, Werner thinks the cellar may have its own faint light, perhaps emanating from the rubble, the space going a bit redder as the August day above them progresses toward dusk.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
