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as in promotion
a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position
the young man's rapid advancement in the company came as no surprise to those who knew he was the president's nephew
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as in improvement
an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill
science has made huge advancements in the field of genetics in recent years
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as in progress
forward movement in time or place
wondered why we hadn't made any advancement in the long checkout line for at least 10 minutes
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Recent Examples of advancement
This advancement allows our vehicles to safely handle new situations dynamically on the road without the escalating costs required to train and build ever-larger models.
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Edwin Olson, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2025
This technological advancement is enhancing efficiency, quality, and sustainability across the entire cannabis supply chain.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
In his first two weeks as president, Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders, some aimed at rolling back civil rights advancements and purging the federal government of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, more commonly known as DEI.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
This development is part of NASA’s broader objective to maintain and optimize the functionality of the space station, ensuring consistent support for ongoing scientific investigations and technological advancements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2025
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Edwin Olson, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2025
This technological advancement is enhancing efficiency, quality, and sustainability across the entire cannabis supply chain.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
In his first two weeks as president, Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders, some aimed at rolling back civil rights advancements and purging the federal government of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, more commonly known as DEI.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
This development is part of NASA’s broader objective to maintain and optimize the functionality of the space station, ensuring consistent support for ongoing scientific investigations and technological advancements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for advancement
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In addition to changing some of those policies and reforming the promotion and recruitment systems, the city hired a consultant to examine the employment practices and workplace culture of the fire department.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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What: Dom Dolla and Diplo headline this party alongside brand promotions by CELSIUS, Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi, Verizon, U.S. Polo Assn., St. James Iced Tea.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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In clinical trials, participants saw improvement in their depressive symptoms as early as 24 hours after starting the medication.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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Wines and spirits recorded an 8 percent decline, but other sectors saw improvements, with watches and jewelry up 3 percent and selective retailing rising 7 percent during the key holiday period.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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Democrats and Republicans can't agree on how to treat the symptom, and very little progress has been made to address the main issue.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Even Waymo, despite its extraordinary resources and progress, has yet to achieve long-term financial sustainability.—
Edwin Olson,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Though multiple theories might explain their striking punctuality—among them blind luck—another possibility is that the traders were warned of the launch in advance, the crypto forensics experts hypothesize.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
31 Jan. 2025
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Unlike in 2011, which forecasters predicted days in advance, this storm was harder to pinpoint.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Last season, the young striker played two games with the first team but his progression did not go any further.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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There weren’t any game breaking glitches that tanked the experience or blocked overall story progression.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Moore had a roaring start to awards season, nabbing best actress in a comedy or musical film at the 2025 Golden Globes earlier this month for her role as a successful actress who attempts to reverse her aging process in Coralie Fargeat's body-horror satire flick, costarring Margaret Qualley.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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So putting him in passing situations and hurrying his decision-making process could provide the Chiefs an edge.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2025
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Honda was already winning most races in MotoGP with a procession of the best of all-time punting the factory V4, so the company ventured in the direction of simplicity and functionality for the bikes that would escape the Honda family.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame turned Gray’s pick into a seven-play, 19-yard procession into field goal range.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Advancement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/advancement. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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