advance on

idiom

: to approach usually in order to attack

Enemy soldiers are advancing on the city.

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In April, Quanta reported on the first significant advance on this version of the sphere-packing problem in 75 years. —

Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024 Their Spotify deal was valued at $20 million and Harry was said to have been given a $20 million advance on his book, Spare. —

Jack Royston, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024 Today Russian jets bombed Idlib, HTS’s stronghold, and the insurgent advance on the next city between Aleppo and Damascus, Hama, has thus far been halted. —

Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024 The advance on Aleppo followed a shock offensive launched by insurgents Wednesday, as thousands of fighters swept through villages and towns in Syria's northwestern countryside. —

Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for advance on