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increasing

[in-kree-sing] / ɪnˈkri sɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
becoming larger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
developing expanding growing rising
STRONG
accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating snowballing sprouting swelling waxing widening
WEAK
getting big piling up
ADJECTIVE
becoming more intense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerating deepening escalating growing intensifying
STRONG
accentuating advancing building emphasizing heightening sharpening
WEAK
building up dominant

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Migrants contributed 4.2 million workers to the eurozone labor force between 2021 and 2025, increasing their share to 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Because water resists compression, pulling the plunger creates increasing resistance.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Murphy believes Slot's departure is now purely a case of when rather than if, given the increasing revolt in the stands.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Investors are watching to see how quickly Alibaba can reduce its quick-commerce losses—including its food-delivery business—and how fast AI spending and revenue are increasing.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Neither of these returnings was very pleasant or desirable: no magnet drew me to a given point, increasing in its strength of attraction the nearer I came.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë