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making headway

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She started making headway with the New York art kids and gallery girls who hated her so much when she arrived.

Charlie is making headway as a lawyer, but, having an independent allowance, does not exert himself very much.

I suppose this means that you've been making headway with your dad and want to try the effect of Billie's blandishments.

It was nip-and-tuck for the first half of that third period, with neither team making headway and the ball in air half the time.

The motors spun the shaft around futilely without making headway.

The Mirabelle was moving slowly forward in calm tropic seas, scarcely making headway on an almost breathless night.

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On this page you'll find 251 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to make headway, such as: accelerate, achieve, move up, progress, promote, and propel.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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