1
as in advanced
being far along in development
progressive forms of animal life
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2
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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Recent Examples of progressive
Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The Kinema release marks an innovative collaboration between the filmmakers behind both documentaries and two progressive Jewish organizations – Rabbis for Ceasefire and Expanding Our Conversation on Israel/Palestine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
There’s Tom Steyer, the billionaire class traitor running as a tax-the-rich progressive.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
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Adjective
Chawla, a progressive, also acquired the support of local Democratic clubs and local unions, while Kaplan retained backing from local law enforcement and business groups.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
The Kinema release marks an innovative collaboration between the filmmakers behind both documentaries and two progressive Jewish organizations – Rabbis for Ceasefire and Expanding Our Conversation on Israel/Palestine.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 June 2026
Noun
When a city as blue as Los Angeles would rather roll the dice on a television star than send another progressive to City Hall, the message is hard to misread.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
There’s Tom Steyer, the billionaire class traitor running as a tax-the-rich progressive.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressive
Adjective
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Fable 5, in particular, marked the first time that Anthropic released such an advanced offering to the public, thanks to new safeguards that block responses in specific high-risk areas.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Even in the 1970s, the RAND Corporation, a US thinktank, was investigating how Dassault managed to field advanced fighter jets on time and at a cost well below US manufacturers.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Both accused each other of being secretly liberal or not MAGA enough.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The Supreme Court allowed the firing to go through on a temporary basis, over staunch dissents from the court's three liberal justices.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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The Thalberg, named for the pioneering MGM executive, goes to a creative producer whose body of work consistently reflects a high standard of motion picture production.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Meanwhile, a pioneering performer who is also a prominent critic of Israel also made history at the awards.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Limited polling shows two at the top -- former Biden administration cybersecurity expert Cait Conley and Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson -- running as pragmatic moderates.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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But in every era of conflict, some well-meaning moderates have enabled bad-faith censors by conflating confrontational speech with the violence that sometimes answers it.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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And yet such naked projection felt somehow hopeful, as though simply being able to conceive of such evolved avatars of masculinity might help power them into existence.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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This is therefore part of a larger research stream that centers on the ways that some modern problems stem from a mismatch between our evolved brains and our modern human environments, which have changed dramatically in an eye-blink of evolutionary time.—
Owen D. Jones,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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That's far lower than the traditional 90-day window, and significantly lower than the more modern 45-day barrier.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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The merger chatter has been fueled in part by SpaceX’s unconventional, and some experts say, unprecedented, governance structure.—
Morgan Brennan,Harriet Taylor,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Aureus Vita Fibonacci Dry Gin earned its Gold Outstanding medal in one of the competition's most creative categories — a space where producers lean hard on local ingredients and unconventional botanical combinations to stand out.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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In a public letter to Uber’s CEO last week, the now 92-year-old reformer accused Uber of pushing efforts in California and federally to undermine the principles of corporate accountability behind safety improvements ranging from seatbelts and airbags to product liability laws.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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In Palmer's primary suite, the pilates lover has her own reformer in the bedroom.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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