- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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Doing the opposite, increasing 15-PGDH in young animals, caused their muscles to shrink and weaken.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The price cut comes as Middle East crude exports return to prewar levels, increasing supplies and intensifying competition among producers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But the JRF says there is now an "increasing disconnect" between such rhetoric and "the reality of life for families in poverty across Scotland."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Norway's capital Oslo has already decided to ban glasses equipped with cameras in schools, while there have been increasing calls for stricter regulation in the European Union and the United Kingdom.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Walter’s release coincided with increased media interest in the death penalty, triggered by the increasing pace of executions.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
