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How to sign: contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom";

Similiar / Same: promote, encourage, further, boost

Categories: back up, support

Within this category: carry, connive at, contribute, feed, foster, help, spur

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How to sign: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time marches on";

Similiar / Same: move on, march on, progress, pass on, go on

Categories: go, locomote, move, travel

Within this category: close in, creep up, edge, elapse, encroach, forge, pass, penetrate, press on, ratchet, string

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How to sign: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
"The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference";

Similiar / Same: pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground, win, gain

Within this category: score, steal