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"advances" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often progresses (10 letters).
Definitions
Forward moves, improvements, or early payments.
Used in a sentence
“Our generation has witnessed great advances in science.”
“The troops reported enemy advances on several fronts.”
“He made advances to her when he was drunk.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Moves forward”8 letters
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