crescively

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Adverb
  • But younger shoppers are increasingly cutting back on small daily indulgences while redirecting those savings toward statement pieces.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Facing violence at home in Myanmar and increasingly difficult living conditions in sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh, Rohingya from both countries regularly attempt perilous journeys by sea, including to Malaysia and Indonesia.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Over the course of its deadly 67 minutes, the crew of a deep-space cruiser are progressively murdered.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The company behind the iconic Roomba robotic vacuum has been watching its stock progressively slide since 2021 as its early success was overrun by stiff competition from Chinese rivals Anker, Ecovacs, and Roborock.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • But Roto-Rooter has gradually repurchased most of its old franchisees and expanded its service business.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Wednesday will be mostly cloudy before gradually becoming more sunny.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • What was once beyond the pale has little by little become accepted.
    Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But little by little, a new wave of neuroscientists started questioning this status quo, Andrillon said.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • That leaf, again, could represent or be a metaphor for Man-soo being slowly taken away piece by piece.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Sombr is the sole producer on the track and constructed it piece by piece, starting not with chords or lyrics but with rhythm.
    Tiana DeNicola, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Crescively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crescively. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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