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as in advanced
being far along in development
progressive forms of animal life
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as in liberal
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
a socially progressive community, it was the first to provide for the public education of girls
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as in pioneering
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques
one of the founders of progressive dance, Isadora Duncan became an inspiration to an array of free-spirited artists
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as in moderate
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Recent Examples of progressive
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
In February 2024, Williams' medical care team revealed the 60-year-old television personality had been diagnosed with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
—Esther Kang, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is also playing the balancing game between centrists and progressives over what exactly to oppose Trump and his GOP allies on.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Walz, who was seen as a more progressive choice for VP, often appeared alongside Harris at rallies.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
In February 2024, Williams' medical care team revealed the 60-year-old television personality had been diagnosed with progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
—Esther Kang, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
What Happens Next The dispute highlights the deep divisions in U.S. politics over immigration, as Republicans look to enact Trump's hardline immigration agenda while progressives regroup and plot to oppose his agenda.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
In the House, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is also playing the balancing game between centrists and progressives over what exactly to oppose Trump and his GOP allies on.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressive
Adjective
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Hackman died from a combination of severe heart disease, high blood pressure and advanced Alzheimer's disease, and was likely alone in the home with his dead wife for days, authorities said.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Once an automation infrastructure is established, companies looking to scale their IA investment should consider adopting a unified intelligent automation platform, which is a more advanced form of IA that integrates data, automation, intelligence and visualization into a single cohesive system.—
Preetpal Singh,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the foundation for a common security policy, Vance said, must be the democratic and liberal values that Europe shares with the U.S. Europe’s retreat from those values is, like its skimping on its NATO spending commitments, a betrayal of that alliance.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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In doing so, AI can become a formidable assistant for statecraft: not just echoing an outdated Western-centric consensus on cooperation and liberal norms, but adaptively evolving to meet the complex, fluid challenges shaping tomorrow's global order.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Biden and Harris managed to be seen as both insufficiently pro-Isreal by many Jewish voters and moderates but also anti-Palestinian in the eyes of progressives and Arab voters.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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The question is whether enough wavering moderates will buy in without knowing how the blueprint will overhaul the safety net program.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The top pick is the Badgley Mischka Gigi Pointed-Toe Flat for their ability to combine both a modern and vintage look.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Both tracks, which coincidentally come from Black musicians performing modern takes on country, led the Hot 100 for 19 frames.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Guests flocked to the espresso martini bar (which concealed a secret door leading to a private lounge where a few discreetly slipped away) or lounged in the outdoor living room, where swinging beds served as unconventional seating.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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However, the path to gaining such a naturalized vision of peace requires us to revisit some of the lessons of unconventional diplomacy that consider broader planetary imperatives of sustainability.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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This was an unseasonable claim; Putin was then being hailed as an optimist, an internationalist, and a reformer.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Bensinger immediately distinguished himself as a reformer, implementing innovative approaches to rehabilitation and prisoners’ rights.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After her untimely death, Bella Baxter (Emma Stone, in an Oscar-winning performance) is brought back to life through a radical scientific experiment conducted by the eccentric Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That kind of creative thinking can help with any radical change in life, whether finding a different job or moving to a new country.—
Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Singalong 2025 with Phil Wickham Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford The contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Phil Wickham is at The Oakdale with Cody Carnes and Kristian Stanfill.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The turn to refusal as a tactic has gained purchase over the past decade in contemporary Indigenous artistic and intellectual circles owing to the writing of Indigenous-studies scholars such as Audra Simpson and Glen Coulthard.—
Christopher T. Green,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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