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as in advanced
being far along in development
progressive forms of animal life
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as in liberal
not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
a socially progressive community, it was the first to provide for the public education of girls
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as in pioneering
being or employing the latest concepts, styles, or techniques
one of the founders of progressive dance, Isadora Duncan became an inspiration to an array of free-spirited artists
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as in moderate
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Recent Examples of progressive
Louis Casiano, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
This placement is perfect for leading change, progressive thinking and championing humanitarian causes.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Especially with progressives and especially with her background with people calling her a cop for the last couple of years.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Gascon was voted out as Los Angeles County's top prosecutor earlier this month after only one term amid heavy criticism over his progressive directives that critics said made the region unsafe and enabled criminals.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
This placement is perfect for leading change, progressive thinking and championing humanitarian causes.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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And when voters sent their right-wing government packing last October, a coalition of progressives turned to the wisdom and experience of Ms. Łętowska and her contemporaries.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Especially with progressives and especially with her background with people calling her a cop for the last couple of years.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
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Supported by First Tellurium’s advanced materials, PyroDelta has created thermoelectric technology that has been recognized by the National Science Foundation and introduces a new way to generate electricity using heat and cooling differences.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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By combining advanced fibers and technologies like graphene and Lycra Coolmax, the concept offers durability and temperature regulation, seamlessly adapting to any adventure through special finishing techniques.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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The two endorsements appear to show Wikler’s appeal to the party’s moderate and liberal wings.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Political paralysis South Korea has been in a bitter political stalemate for months, with the country’s liberal opposition parties winning a parliamentary majority in April.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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The swing-district candidates cast themselves as moderates who didn’t toe the party line.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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While the conservatives, many of whom are Trump loyalists, may be more inclined to stay in line under a Trump administration than during President Biden's time in office, Johnson could face opposition from moderates in his party.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2024
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All of these things suggest some alignment with the current FTC’s priorities, particularly in recognizing the role that tech companies play in the modern economy and the importance of vigorously enforcing the nation’s antitrust laws.Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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These leaders exemplify how combining co-elevation behaviors with modern collaborative tools and processes can deliver breakthrough performance.Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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This prevents Adams from showing the disarming quality that Helena Bonham Carter brought to the eccentric mother figure in the 2010 Toast, an unconventional comic biography of chef Nigel Slater’s maternal fixation.Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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From cooking on film sets in Rabat, Morocco, to improvising meals on a Pacific island, O'Connor's unconventional culinary journey laid the foundation for a product that quickly became a go-to for travelers worldwide.Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, religious reformers, like William Tyndale and Martin Luther, and, later, a committee of translators assembled by King James, translated the Bible into the languages of everyday people.Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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There’s a private spa with a steam room and cold plunge, and a gym is stocked with a Pilates reformer, a Peloton bike and other high-end workout equipment.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
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Kedar said that despite their radical roots, the opening indications were positive.Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Everything that was radical and interesting was going on, except inside the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, which was very old-fashioned, quite stale in its approach to things.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Whitehead has said that Elwood and Turner represent the two parts of him, the idealist (Elwood) and the cynic (Turner), whose intertwined perspectives inform his own view of race as a Black man making sense of contemporary America.K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Agatha All Along landed three nods, for excellence in contemporary television and sci-fi/fantasy television and costume illustration.Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Progressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressive. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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