advance
verb (used with object)
to move or bring forward.
is advancing
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present progressiveof advance (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, the leaders of three of the most prominent American artificial-intelligence companies, now say they think the technology is advancing too quickly.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
A top safety researcher at Anthropic's has warned AI is advancing so quickly there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
But more broadly, skeptics fear the technology is advancing faster than the effort to keep it safe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
AI is advancing to the point where the technology can make human work thousands of times more efficient or even replace it, creating a new set of risks, the company said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Except that now someone else is advancing along the street.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
