- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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This is especially risky given the inevitably increasing role machines of the state will play in allocating our rights and privileges under our increasingly elaborate welfare and legal systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"The cost of living is increasing and it's getting tougher and tougher for many people."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
By 2100, roughly 230 million people 90 or older could be alive worldwide, increasing the need for better information about how the brain ages in this rapidly growing population.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
As of July, the number of traffic tickets issued had climbed 44% from the same time last year — increasing to more than 14,600 from around 10,100.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
She felt the water pressure steadily increasing, but before it became dangerous, the seabed emerged from the gloom.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
