advance on

idiom

: to approach usually in order to attack
Enemy soldiers are advancing on the city.

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Business leaders must agree in advance on quantifying and classifying results and acceptable error rates. Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 Even with the sector’s more than 1% advance on Tuesday, the group is still in negative territory quarter to date. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025 Johnson continued to advance on the officer, with his hands at his side. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025 However, Dawnguard argues that its platform represents an advance on this principle. David Prosser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for advance on

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“Advance on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advance%20on. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

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