CRESCIVELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

crescively

adverb

as in increasingly

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Adverb

In recent weeks, Warsh’s and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s approaches to recent market moves increasingly seem to be at odds with each other.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
That reach has made the company an increasingly important link between farms and some of America's biggest food companies, and heightens the risk of food safety problems spreading.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of increasingly

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The chart below, which uses data gathered from SkillCorner covering the last two seasons, shows the extent to which Wharton plays passes progressively but also quickly.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
In a hallway, on a sidewalk or a gentle downhill, walk briskly for 6 or more feet, then bring yourself to a complete stop over three progressively shorter steps, softening your knees, hinging slightly at your hips and dropping your center of mass.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of progressively

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Sacro was born from that idea and has gradually become its own universe.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
That continuity allows children to develop within a familiar educational philosophy and communitywhile gradually accepting greater academic, social, and personal responsibility.

— Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of gradually

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Doing a job little by little — or styling to-do list tasks that way — has been more effective than anticipating it with the all-or-nothing thinking that can make responsibilities feel daunting.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
At first determined to capture him, little by little Araí starts to understand, and eventually, to identify with the villain.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

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