make advances
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"You need hypotheses that are linguistically informed to make advances in neurolinguistics. There's so much interest in the years before Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed, to see if it can be caught and its progression stopped."
From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024
Improved weather conditions helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame the blaze that has raged out of control for the past five days, authorities said Sunday.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023
The objective of the meeting was to find a way to make advances with the Syrians, who have always been evasive when asked about Mr. Tice, Mr. Zakka said.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022
There must also be a renewed focus on helping countries to adapt to climate change, and to make advances on the issue of loss and damage.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2022
Sigmund Freud, who will make advances in its study and treatment, is three years younger than Vincent.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
