Word Finder - progressed

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To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.

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They progress through the museum.

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To improve; to become better or more complete.

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Societies progress unevenly.

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To move (something) forward; to advance, to expedite.

Settlement had progressed at a rapid rate.

Hooker, who was moving on Rossville, had not progressed far, and Bragg was still free to reinforce his right.

But as time progressed, his obvious reluctance to propose marriage presented a far more difficult problem.

Urged by the duke of Argyll, Tennyson now turned his attention to the theme of the Holy Grail, though he progressed with it but fitfully and slowly.

As the meal progressed, their conversation remained open and relaxed.

Let's see if she has progressed any.

By the time the group stopped for lunch—two large five-cheese pizzas at Big Billie's—Donnie had progressed to the point of being able to ski alone from the top of the beginner slope.

As the night progressed, her fear became anger.

Certain extraordinary features were produced when the retreat of the ice sheet had progressed so far as to open an eastward outlet for the marginal lakes along the depression between the northward slope of the Appalachian plateau in west-central New York and the southward slope of the melting ice sheet; for when this eastward outlet came to be lower than the south-westward outlet across the height of land to the Ohio or Mississippi river, the discharge of the marginal lakes was changed from the Mississippi system to the Hudson system.

Their kisses were usually shared after dark, but as the season progressed, that was getting later in the evening.

The key to the mysteries of Egyptian history had indeed been found, thanks to the recent efforts of Thomas Young and Champollion, but the deciphering of inscriptions had not yet progressed far enough to give more than a vague inkling of what was to follow.

It is admitted by the missionaries themselves that Christianity has progressed very slowly among the Burmese in comparison with the rapid progress made amongst the Karens.

But the work progressed under his wise direction, and he was able "to be present, in 1744, at meetings of ten thousand souls."

As the war progressed the Natal volunteers and other Natal forces took a prominent part.

If the change of temperature progressed uniformly from one side to the other, the result would be a lateral displacement of the image without loss of definition; but in general both effects would be observable.

He grew more controlling as the days progressed, more possessive and erratic.

He grew more uneasy as the afternoon progressed.

As it progressed the Germans adopted many of the methods employed by the British in their colonial wars, and they learned to appreciate more accurately the immensity of the task which Lord Kitchener accomplished in overcoming the guerrilla warfare in the Boer republics.

Meanwhile events progressed rapidly.

The line progressed rapidly, and by the end of 1921 only the dredging of the Zambezi remained to be accomplished.

The average ecclesiastical metal-work has rather receded than progressed in merit, except when designed by architects and executed under their supervision.

Emotions of all kinds played across her face as the night progressed.

She watched as the twisted battle began and progressed, unable to turn away despite her horror.

Iron is distributed throughout Australia, but for want of capital for developing the fields this industry has not progressed.

Western Australia progressed but slowly, with less than 4000 inhabitants altogether, under Governors Stirling and Hutt.

As the youth progressed in his studies, he came under the influence of Jacopo Bellini, a painter considerably superior to Squarcione, father of the celebrated painters Giovanni and Gentile, and of a daughter Nicolosia; and in 1454 Jacopo gave Nicolosia to Andrea in marriage.

His writing apparatus - a noctograph - lay before him, and he kept his ivory style in his hand to jot down notes as the reading progressed.

In spite of the discouraging conditions in which they found themselves, and of the constant annoyance suffered from hostile artillery fire, the troops were in fair heart, while the tactical efficiency of the recently created divisions, which had not been of a high standard when they arrived in the theatre of war, had appreciably progressed.

At this time the siege of Port Arthur had only progressed so far that the besiegers were able to realize the difficulties before them.

More important still was the growing perception of the general uniformity of nature, which had forced itself with increasing insistence upon men's minds as the study of the natural sciences progressed in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The sites of deposition varied as the period progressed, for the warping and faulting of the surface, the igneous extrusions, and the deposition of sediments obliterated old basins and brought new ones into existence.

The relative excess of males in each unit of population has not constantly progressed, but has been continuous.

As the war had progressed, Mazarin had steadily followed Richelieu's policy of weakening the nobles on their country estates.

During July, as the siege progressed, the French government sent the duc d'Enghien, who was ten years younger still than Turenne, but had just gained his great victory of Rocroy, to take over the command.

As the 18th century progressed the use of tea in England rapidly increased, and by the close of the century the rate of consumption exceeded an average of 2 lb per person per annum, a rate in excess of that of to-day of all people except those of Mongol and Anglo-Saxon origin.

What may be called his last illness began as early as 1658, and as the disease progressed it was attended with more and more pain, chiefly in the head.

It may be said that, up to the year 1900, irrigation progressed to such an extent that there remained few ordinary localities where water could not be easily or cheaply diverted from creeks and rivers for the cultivation of farms. The claims for the available supply from small streams, however, exceeded the water to be had in the latter part of the irrigating season..

In Holland these crafts have not progressed.

Since that date it has rapidly but steadily progressed, and has been ever opening new fields of enterprise.

Government grew strong because it could draw on a society which was going ahead in enterprise and well-being; social intercourse progressed because it could depend on a strong government to safeguard it.

The transoceanic invasion progressed slowly through the 17th and 18th centuries, delayed by the head winds of a rough ocean which was crossed only in slow sailing vessels, and by the rough " backwoods " of the Appalachians, which retarded the penetration of wagon roads and canals into the interior.

In the United States, charitable trusts have become more frequent as the wealth of the country has progressed, and are regarded with increasing favour by the courts.

Nadirs way had been prepared by circumstances, and as he progressed from day to day his army increased.

By the middle of 1 9 04 the high commissioner and Mr Alfred Lyttelton, who had become secretary for the colonies, agreed that the work of reconstruction had so far progressed that steps ' This action was on the lines of the commercial federation scheme of Cecil Rhodes, who had died in March 1902.

Meanwhile colonization progressed in the Azores and Madeira, where sugar and wine were produced; above all, the gold brought home from Guinea stimulated the commercial energy of the Portuguese.

It was separate from Italy proper, the Aesis first and then the Rubicon being the boundary on the east, and the Arnus the boundary on the west, so that, for example, Luca remained outside the boundaries of Italy proper, even in 89 B.C. Romanization had, however, progressed considerably, the foundation of colonies and the construction of roads had gone on during the 2nd century, and the whole district as far as the Padus was given the Roman franchise in 89 B.C., while the Transpadanes received Latin rights, and were fully enfranchised forty years later.

In time, however, it was realized that iron by itself is not fire-proof, but requires to be protected by means of fire-resisting coverings; but as soon as satisfactory forms of these were invented their development progressed hand in hand with that of iron and steel forms and combinations.

Aphasia due to the local trouble and general decay then progressed rapidly together, and even then at 76, two more years were still to elapse before "he exchanged the sleep of idiocy for the sleep of death."

Save during the episcopate of William Elphinstone (1484-1511), the building progressed slowly.

Here rediscovery and colonization both progressed, as is shown by the royal licence of the 2nd of July 1439, to people "the seven islands" of the group then known.