progressively
Americanadverb
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by degrees or stages; incrementally.
If the disease remains unchecked, the rate of infection in the herd increases progressively over time.
Over a five-year period, she became progressively weaker.
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in a way characterized by or favoring improvement, reform, advances in social policy or conditions, more enlightened ideas, etc..
Imagine a political party that actually wants America to be governed progressively.
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The new model started after just one miscarriage, and gave the women progressively more care after each baby loss.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
His Sunday show appearances have grown progressively more painful to watch.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
But Lilly has progressively integrated AI into its operations in a bid to get drugs to market sooner.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
It will progressively pay the A$200 million via regular installments over seven years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Each hour the dance hall seems to grow progressively warmer, so by the eighth day, the air, walls, and floor are saturated with the hot, teeming odor of boys.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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