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increase

[in-krees, in-krees] / ɪnˈkris, ˈɪn kris /




Usage

What are other ways to say increase? To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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In March, it said it generates $2 billion in monthly revenue, noting that it has been able to increase the pace of ad sales inside ChatGPT and grow the adoption of its Codex agent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

On average, the price of a pint has risen by about £1.50 – an increase of 36% – over the past four years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That is an increase from roughly 50 warheads in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That is cheap for a company expected by analysts to increase its underlying trading operating profit by 21% from last year to 2030.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, as winter unfolded, his naps did tend to increase, stretching from hours at a time to days at a time.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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