Advance and Purpose

Advance

Advance noun - Forward movement in time or place.

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Purpose and advance are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Purpose" with "Advance", this nouns are similar.

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Advance and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Advance" instead a noun "Purpose".

good	good advance	good purpose
similar	similar advance	similar purpose
original	original advance	original purpose
single	single advance	single purpose
Other adjectives: real, little, main, important, functional, new, major, scientific.

The white character is the one who gets all the Character Development while the minority character's main purpose will be to advance that character development.

Source: White Man's Burden
The purpose of an exam is to prove that you are smart enough to advance to the next level.

Source: Only Smart People May Pass
The thing about these games, though, is that Lucas has to lose on purpose in order to advance the plot.

Source: Mini-Game

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