PROGRESSIVELY Definition & Meaning

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progressively

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

by degrees or stages; incrementally:
If the disease remains unchecked, the rate of infection in the herd increases progressively over time.
Over a five-year period, she became progressively weaker.
in a way characterized by or favoring improvement, reform, advances in social policy or conditions, more enlightened ideas, etc.:
Imagine a political party that actually wants America to be governed progressively.

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It has also helped that with lots of strong sunshine, the ground and air have been progressively getting warmer over the last few days.

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Over the next five to ten years, I think it’s inevitable that economic interdependence will progressively unravel.

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The clampdown on the media is central to that trajectory, as the government has progressively crushed criticism or debate.

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But it became progressively worse as the hour developed.

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Sean Evans is best known for his YouTube show Hot Ones, where he interviews celebrities while they eat chicken wings that get progressively spicier.

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