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crescively

adverb

as in increasingly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescively
  1. increasingly
  2. progressively
  3. gradually
  4. little by little
  5. piece by piece
Adverb
  • But the careers of those champions and potential role models are becoming increasingly distant memories.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, credit card debt that once felt manageable can become increasingly difficult to handle from one month to the next.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of increasingly
Adverb
  • By increasing the carrier density in the neighbouring graphene bilayer, the team progressively weakened the Coulomb interactions between electrons in the magic-angle graphene.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • These are proper, fully fledged components, designed to last, keep doing things, and progressively fire the mind with possibilities.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of progressively
Adverb
  • The background star gradually brightens and then fades as the two stars move out of alignment.
    — Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Hard water runs through a huge number of homes, and its effects on hair can creep in gradually.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of gradually
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of little by little
Adverb
  • For nine months, piece by piece, the stars have aligned for Taylor.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As the author points out, our autonomy has been removed from us piece by piece.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of piece by piece
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