- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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Vietnam's government warned in early August of the "risks of oversupply and loss of quality control as the planted area is increasing rapidly".
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The numbers began to rise again in 2022 as American consumers began facing increasing stress from income that has not kept pace with inflation and a sharp jump in credit card interest rates.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Sanctions “tend to be rather leaky” and increasing them doesn’t have much of an impact, says Christian Lawrence, head of Americas and energy market strategy at Rabobank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
They said more tankers have been leaving the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf with transponders turned off — known as “dark crossings” — with satellite coverage limited and ship-to-ship transfers increasing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
I can get only about seventy-five percent of my hair into an elastic at any given time, and messing around with bobby pins is increasing the frizz.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
