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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As the photoshoot progressed, he noted a deep sense of connection between the women and was "blown away" to learn, mid-shoot, that they had met just three days earlier.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Instead of receiving a diagnosis after the cancer has progressed to an advanced, potentially terminal stage, patients might have an opportunity to begin treatment while the disease is still treatable.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
The general losses in New York filtered through to Asia in the morning but some markets staged a comeback as the day progressed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
That was primarily due to an issue with a third-party debt management firm, which affected a small group of borrowers with a high ability to pay, who progressed straight through delinquency to default.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The third day Liyana was sick, she watched the sun crawl through her room as the hours progressed.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
