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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Big-hearted and sharply funny, Lucy Schulman is a charming comedic coming-of-age story from multihyphenate Tribeca alum Ellie Sachs.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Higher oil prices have sharply increased operating expenses for shipping firms, squeezing margins and forcing governments, including Hong Kong, to step in with temporary support.—
Lee Ying Shan,Emily Tan,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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The correspondence reveals a pop star acutely attentive to the management of her own narrative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Local Regulations Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat who is running for a third term in November and is widely seen as a 2028 presidential candidate, is acutely aware of the problem.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Cocoa prices surged in 2023 and 2024, but have since fallen steeply.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Income has not risen as steeply — a pattern that has persisted for the past 40 years, per Federal Reserve Economic Data.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Decreasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreasingly. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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