Definition of increased
: made or become greater : augmented
- at increased risk for heart disease
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an increased concentration of sugar in the bloodstream
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The increased cost of gas could cause some travelers to rethink their travel plans, GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan said.
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Ironically, because the cost of premiums is capped depending on household income, this ended up making health insurance more affordable for many families in the exchanges, as the increased cost was simply passed onto taxpayers.
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There was no buffer to account for increased costs.
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Whether the increased scrutiny that comes with being the only remaining investigation on Capitol Hill will change that remains unclear.
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More: Is more sleep part of the answer to reducing youth suicides? CPS officials are warning of a new wrinkle: The increased cost for bus service.
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Industry publications have named another firm poised to take advantage of the increased cost of imports: JinkoSolar.
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While the overall economic picture may be good, the increased cost of mortgages isn’t good news for would-be homebuyers.
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That means undocumented immigrants taken into custody across the Carolinas face weeks or even months of additional detention while incurring the increased costs and complexity of defending themselves in a distant court, according to the complaint.
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First Known Use of increased
1540
increased Synonyms
Synonyms
elevated, escalated, heightened, high, jacked (up), raised, up;
Related Words
extreme, full, maximized, maximum, peaked, sky-high, utmost;
inflated, over, overfilled, overflowing, overfull, overlarge, overloaded, oversize (or oversized);
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