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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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CoreWeave previously expanded its agreement with OpenAI to supply data-center capacity, increasing the total contract value to $22.4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The players in full-back areas took up deeper positions, increasing the distance Liverpool's wing-backs had to cover when pressing.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Over time, they can enter freshwater and marine environments, raising increasing concerns about potential health risks to humans, livestock, and wildlife.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Dividend hikes signal management confidence—in addition to increasing checks investors can cash every quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

When you are the frog in the pot, you sometimes congratulate yourself for surviving the heat, failing to notice the temperature increasing.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman