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Recent Examples of progressiveness
Unlike Chakrabarti, Wiener has also been a part of San Francisco’s insular community for decades, and has his own base of support — though he is considered a moderate to Chakrabarti’s progressiveness.
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Its reputation is one of progressiveness and social awareness.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Where did William’s progressiveness come from?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Its reputation is one of progressiveness and social awareness.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Where did William’s progressiveness come from?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressiveness
Noun
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Roots are produced from the base of the bulb, but in an odd twist of botanical bizarreness, the roots are produced toward the end of the bloom time.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If people continue to offload their reasoning to AI, Dehghani agrees that communities will lose creative innovation and the ability to critique mainstream ideas or even political candidates.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine responded with quick innovation of its own, including low-cost interceptor drones designed to track and destroy incoming drones.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each pea is a miraculous burst of freshness that can stand up to assertive flavors.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Egg freshness is one of the biggest factors in peeling the shell.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The unfamiliarity with the play makes it that much harder to execute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The inexperience and unfamiliarity of playing with one another started to become less of an issue.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Another camera, an eye tuned to the subtle strangeness of an otherwise ordinary day—someone or something, somewhere, must have caught a glimmer of the truth.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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That strangeness has fed centuries of myth.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But our appetite for newness didn't end there.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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However, there’s room for newness.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Martens plans to scream, if not louder, than with more originality.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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While some viewers appreciated the tribute, others felt the execution lacked originality.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Progressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressiveness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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