- present participle of advance.
advancing
Example Sentences
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Rather than simply recycling possession, he consistently looked to eliminate opponents by playing through defensive lines and advancing Forest up the pitch.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026
Using statistical modeling, the researchers evaluated how factors such as age, sex, medical history, and geographic location affected the likelihood of advancing from one stage to the next.
From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026
Unbeaten Cape Verde is playing in the World Cup for the first time, advancing to the knockout stages behind three straight draws, two of them clean sheets by Vozinha, the team’s 40-year-old keeper.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
But after advancing from third place in the group here with a dogged victory over Turkey and a scoreless draw against Australia, La Albirroja was playing with house money.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
The season was advancing, my favorite time of year, and the stream was high.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
