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increasingly

[in-kree-sing-lee] / ɪnˈkri sɪŋ li /
ADVERB
to a greater extent
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
decreasingly less


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"As river valleys become increasingly populated, development decisions being made today will shape disaster risk for decades to come," warns the study's lead author, University of Leeds glaciologist C Scott Watson.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In recent years, voters have increasingly made the connection between the national debt and their own borrowing costs, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Moore fell victim to an increasingly common kind of retail fraud that is costing consumers and retailers hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

This raises an important question: Why would muscles increasingly rely on an energy-producing system that is becoming less effective?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

In the months that followed, American troops would play an increasingly important role.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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