advance
verb (used with object)
to move or bring forward.
has been advancing
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present perfect progressiveof advance (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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SpaceX has been advancing the vehicle through test missions that lift off from its complex outside Brownsville, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Infinite Flow Dance has been advancing disability inclusion in L.A. for 10 years, dazzling audiences with innovative choreography that often utilizes wheelchairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
All this being said, artificial intelligence has been advancing with breakneck speed and AI models are being trained on internet data to produce increasingly higher-quality content with fewer flaws.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
The Senate, meanwhile, on a broad bipartisan basis has been advancing a similar bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, to fund the government through Nov. 17.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
I now perceive, that while we have slept, truth has been advancing its posts, till the very citadel of the world is about to be scaled.
From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by William Ware
