- present tense form of progress (3rd person singular).
progresses
Example Sentences
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In a statement, Tata said, as with many major projects, "timelines continue to evolve as detailed engineering, construction and infrastructure work progresses".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
A look at options action shows some investors are already starting to hedge for the possibility of increased uncertainty as June progresses.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
"If these findings are confirmed in Phase III trials, we may finally be able to offer patients a targeted therapy that halts and potentially reverses liver damage before it progresses to life-threatening stages."
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Stakeholders stressed the need to protect the roughly 100 turtles as the project progresses.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Similar to other sequenced learning approaches, such as Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development or scaffolding, Gordon’s approach relies on a gradual increase in skill level difficulty as the student progresses.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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