progressive
adjective
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advancing in severity
progressive paralysis
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favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
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(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
progressive euchre
progressive tournaments
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favoring or promoting progress
progressive schools
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(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
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gradually advancing in extent
noun
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a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
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