- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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Between 2013 and 2021, they grew steadily from $7 million to a peak of $18 million, with an increasing reliance on government contracts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Last summer, the Super Lig recorded the third-highest net transfer spend in world football behind only the Premier League and Saudi Pro League, highlighting the league's increasing ambition.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Honeywell Aerospace cut full year 2026 financial guidance while many of its peers are increasing their outlooks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Climate change and environmental disturbance have aided an increasing creep of the territories ticks inhabit—along with the viruses, bacteria, and pathogens they carry.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
His uneasiness increasing instead of subsiding, after a quarter of an hour’s consideration, he set off for the coach-office with Startop, who volunteered his company, to make inquiry when the next coach went down.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
