- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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Worse, it may be losing control of the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. escorts increasing quantities of oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Mukul Sharma, a researcher on caste and environmental politics, said increasing water supplies was only part of the solution.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A leading aid group said Monday that migrants crossing the Mediterranean and rescue ships that help them face increasing levels of threat and harassment from Libyan groups.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
That can be funded by increasing issuance of shorter-term Treasury bills, or what Bessent, speaking on CNBC, called a Treasury twist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
What was happening in Durham was part of a nationwide process of increasing dissatisfaction with the status quo and a growing willingness to do something about it.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
