advance
verb (used with object)
to move or bring forward.
have been advancing
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present perfect progressiveof advance.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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Ukraine has ordered the evacuation of thousands of children and their parents from front-line settlements in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, where Russian troops have been advancing, a Ukrainian official said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Russian forces have been advancing very slowly, and at great cost, in eastern Ukraine and they now control about 20% of Ukraine's territory.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
The outmanned Mets have been advancing this postseason on little miracles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
Previous studies have tried to create brain circuits under laboratory conditions, which have been advancing the field.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
"I should like to begin to get some gold; we are in your debt more than a hundred dollars already, since you have been advancing money for our living as the work has gone on."
From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by H. M. (Henry Marriott) Paget
