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progressively

[pruh-gres-iv-lee] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv li /


ADVERB
increasingly
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
decreasingly less


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Operators pass on the resulting costs by applying low-water surcharges, which they introduce progressively if river levels keep falling.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

In “Buddenbrooks,” Thomas Mann depicted succeeding generations living comfortably on inherited wealth while progressively losing the hard bourgeois virtues that created it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

“But you do plyometrics progressively, so you’re strong enough and don’t tear a muscle or a ligament or tendon.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

"In these settings, the mantle behaves like a multi-stage melting system that progressively concentrates gold."

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

But his diary and two notes found at the camp tell a wrenching story of his desperate and progressively futile efforts to survive.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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