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gaining ground

VERB

make progress

Synonyms

WEAK

advance make up for lost time pick up speed press forward proceed forward progress push on

Antonyms

WEAK

lose ground

Example Sentences

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Supporters of a half-cent sales tax proposed to help fund health services in Los Angeles County declared victory Tuesday after days of steadily gaining ground as more ballots were counted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Chinese brands, including BYD, MG and Chery, are gaining ground in Europe fast and now make up around nine percent of the region's overall sales, according to consulting firm Dataforce.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Amazon is gaining ground thanks to its approach of selling ads on its search results, product pages and Prime Video, as well as on third-party sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Since then, the battle has mostly been in the east of Ukraine with Russian forces slowly gaining ground over many months.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

He felt as if he were gaining ground upon her.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman