advances

/ (ədˈvɑːnsɪz) /

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(sometimes singular; often foll by to or towards) personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use advances in a sentence

This was achieved only by a relentless program of technical advances.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In fact, these kinds of advances helped give religion another huge window of opportunity for racial reconciliation in the 1960s.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Clearly, the advances were not reciprocated but Williams “continued to talk about sucking dick.”
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During the trip, she later told police, the driver made advances which she ignored.
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She noiselessly takes the hint, and enters the corridor; Phœbe advances to answer his challenge.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Without the use of these actions most of the advances we are about to chronicle would not have been effected.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Follow the army so long as it advances; then all is well, and even the experience of service may be of use to you.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Concealing her repugnance to his advances, she gently but firmly refused him, telling him her duty was to her aged father.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The first advances in these contrivances were made in those countries, and all our considerable gains have come from their people.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

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