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progressed

  • past participle
    of progress.
    progress
    noun
    a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage.
  • past tense form
    of progress.
    progress
    noun
    a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage.

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Interestingly, as his career progressed, Lichtenstein seems to have become more interested in channeling art history—a progression that is the inverse of most artists’.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Stanway scored in both matches as the Lionesses progressed to round two of the Women's World Cup qualifying play-offs with ease.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

After it progressed to an unbearable point, we moved Tony into assisted living.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Despite that, most had aggressive disease that had already progressed to Stage III or IV by the time it was diagnosed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

But we live on a moving platform, the Earth, which every six months has progressed from one end of its orbit to the other, a distance of 300,000,000 kilometers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan