- present participle of advance.
advancing
- aggressive adj.
- approaching adj.
- broadening adj.
- coming adj.
- continuing adj.
- cultural adj.
- cumulative adj.
- en route adj.
- enterprising adj.
- increasing adj.
- long-lived adj.
- maturing adj.
- moving adj.
- nearing adj.
- oncoming adj.
- ongoing adj.
- perdurable adj.
- progressive adj.
- revolutionary adj.
- rising adj.
- thriving adj.
- underway adj.
- ahead adv.
- development n.
- suggesting n.
- unfolding n.
Example Sentences
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Ushakov also told reporters that President Putin reiterated to Witkoff that Russian troops were advancing everywhere across the vast front line and had a "strategic initiative".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Such fundamental tests have a long history of advancing scientific understanding and contributing to technological breakthroughs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive and a face of the artificial-intelligence industry, has been vocal about the threat of social and economic disruption caused by rapidly advancing AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Major General Wade Rutland told reporters that during "an outdoor exercise on the Alberta prairie," soldiers were caught off guard by the advancing flames.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
My T-shirt was damp with sweat, and I felt the night chill of the advancing rainy season pierce through me as I stepped outside.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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