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
David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This is a strong lead on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York progressive who is in second place with a 10 percent chance of winning the vote.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Connecting Kirk to musicians known for their progressive or liberal-minded tendencies is a particularly strange twist.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
That hasn’t kept the influential progressive in national politics from endorsing him.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This is a strong lead on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York progressive who is in second place with a 10 percent chance of winning the vote.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Raghu Para is a tech exec with over 15 years of progressive experience in software, artificial intelligence and machine learning.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Connecting Kirk to musicians known for their progressive or liberal-minded tendencies is a particularly strange twist.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressive
Adjective
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Some are very advanced, others are more conservative.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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That includes fire-resistant construction, geothermal systems, advanced energy storage, shaded walkways, and recycled water to support the gardens while reducing environmental impact.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For many on the Right, Carr is a welcome protector of conservative views on broadcast networks that Republicans say have long been dominated by liberal positions.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Conservatives have accused liberal justices of injecting politics into rulings.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hill, an investigative journalist and news anchor at Jonesboro TV station KAIT, was a pioneering documentary filmmaker dedicated to sharing Arkansas’ history with a wider public.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence is named for the pioneering husband and wife filmmaking team and includes a $5,000 cash prize contributed by Drew Associates.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the party's slim margin of control has created challenges for the party in the past in the House, as any bill would need to satisfy both the most conservative members of Congress as well as moderates representing districts won by former Vice President Kamala Harris last year.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Coleman and other New South moderates still viewed segregation as crucial for cultivating the rising middle-class white communities of cities like Atlanta and Charlotte.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Still, the trouble with grafting modern assumptions onto distant historical eras is that the two usually mix like oil and water.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Built as a modern Mega Drive (or Genesis) game with a cartridge release planned next year, Earthion really pushes what that console can do.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There is immense comfort in shared failure; there is immense career risk in an unconventional success that cannot be easily explained to a board.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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And at last week’s Davis Cup qualifiers, an even weirder extension of the unconventional serve made a high-profile appearance.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So are the many other thinkers and analysts—including the journalists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, and the government reformer Jennifer Pahlka—who make similar arguments.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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For instance, a sustained power struggle between monks and reformers after the 13th Dalai Lama’s death in 1933 weakened the Tibetan state, leaving it ill prepared to resist the arrival of the People’s Liberation Army in 1950.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Toss in Thielen’s further acclimation to the evolved offense and more reliance on the running back duo of Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason, and the potential is undeniable.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Auto Best Take is an evolved version of Best Take.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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