- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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Using very rough math, increasing interest on $10 trillion of deposits would cost between $200 billion and $300 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The French energy company’s updated outlook was an overall positive, with maintained energy growth until 2030 and an increasing portion of energy mix being electricity in the future, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
First published in 2013, the database has grown for more than a decade as scientists have added an increasing number of important fossil species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
In a period defined by government crackdowns on free speech, technological data mining and increasing 1st Amendment lawsuit filings, workshop attendees may use samizdat as a means of subversion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
They sent out colonies, had dealings with the less powerful without increasing their strength, put down the powerful, and did not allow powerful foreigners to gain prestige there.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
