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progressively

[pruh-gres-iv-lee] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv li /


ADVERB
increasingly
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
decreasingly less


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Building strength requires consistent, progressively challenging training, she says, and "we don't want to create another barrier by suggesting women train less for almost half the month."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

As it travels north, it becomes progressively shallower beneath the surface.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

“It’s progressively gotten better and better, I think to a point where everybody should be excited and the expectations should be through the roof.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Wednesday’s numbers are the second estimate of three progressively more accurate sets of GDP numbers from the Commerce Department.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

He had spent hours on the details of the monkey’s features, inscribing them with progressively finer points.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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