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progressively

[ pruh-gres-iv-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

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.

After police closed the exhibit in which Merrick was put on public display, his circumstances grew progressively more dire.

Think about this: music is the only branch of the entertainment world to embrace progressively inferior technologies.

Despite her excellent care, Dr. Wahls grew progressively disabled.

Progressively, we saw the figures rise, the press picked it up and then it went absolutely off the charts.

“The imagery has been progressively captured by satellites passing over various areas,” he said.

In short, the governmental system adopted is intended to raise the native progressively from savagery to municipal life.

He multiplied six figures progressively, and reported the product—then gave his consent.

This number increases progressively upstream from mouth to source.

Our small improvements in effectiveness have been progressively offset by increasing casualties and loss of territory.

This change takes place either throughout the whole mass at once, or progressively from one extremity to the other.

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