progress
noun
a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage.
progressed
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past participleof progress.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof progress.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
progressnouna movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage.
Example Sentences
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Yes, consumerism and the ability to repurpose images has progressed at a breakneck pace, and is more central to daily life than ever before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
We progressed slowly but steadily with sailors’ grips and plenty of breaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Nothing turned out right because I wasn't measuring anything, but it slowly just progressed from there."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Los Angeles County Fire Department Incident Command “was unaware that the fire had progressed through west Altadena until the daylight hours on January 8, 2025,” the report read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The hearing progressed inexorably to the point when Ernest Lawrence would be called to testify.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
