as in sharply
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Recent Examples of decreasingly
Increasingly bitter about being cheated, and decreasingly able or willing to hide it, Rick exhibits erratic behavior that alienates his friends, his family, his band.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreasingly
Adverb
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Cepeda’s adversaries sharply disagree.—
Catherine Ellis,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Gasoline inventories continue to fall sharply, declining last week to the lowest May level since 2014.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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However, even with these strides, Papapetropoulos remains acutely aware of the significant challenges that persist.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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To me, that applies especially acutely to writing about other people’s lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Similarly, the number of tickets issued for minor infractions – such as riding a bicycle without a bell or a light, and disorderly conduct – rose steeply.—
John A. Shjarback,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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More specifically, the authors observed that satisfaction drops most steeply during the first 10 years of a relationship, slightly recovers later, and then declines again over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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“Decreasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreasingly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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