Defeating
Progressing and defeating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Progressing" instead an adverb "Defeating".
Progressing
Defeating and progressing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defeating" instead an adverb "Progressing".
Both words in one sentence
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Minoru also qualifies, being a white belt and later progressing to a green belt before the timeskip, yet he's able to beat the head of Reinan's kendo team, and becomes capable of fighting and defeating black belts.
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