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progressively

[pruh-gres-iv-lee] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv li /


ADVERB
increasingly
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
decreasingly less


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The FDA has approved the first drug designed to directly treat Alexander disease, an extremely rare neurological disorder that progressively damages the nervous system and can be fatal.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Another move is to use a bond ladder that spreads investments among bonds with progressively later maturity dates, according to Collin Martin, head of fixed-income research and strategy for the Schwab Center for Financial Research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

After taking over at the end of that 2024 season, though, Maiava has continued to get progressively better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

"If one of those things catches fire, they go off in series, so each one will progressively cause another one to go off," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

If the source is in motion from right to left, it emits spherical waves progressively centered on points 1 through 6, as shown.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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