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verb

past tense of increase
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Recent Examples of increased
Adjective
Celebrities can give a product or brand instant credibility, not to mention increased publicity. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025 Infants born after a Covid-19 infection also face increased risks. Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
Verb
Private donations, at least, have increased in recent years, and a number of local projects that rely heavily on philanthropy remain on track. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 That hasn’t increased in at least 15 years as the population grew. Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for increased
Recent Examples of Synonyms for increased
Adjective
  • The elevated tensions initially pushed oil prices up and stocks lower.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • All accommodations come with thoughtful touches like elevated mini-bar fare, Bellino fine linens, and plush, jewel-toned furniture.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • The White House did note that the tariffs can be expanded.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Listed in Hong Kong, Prada has expanded rapidly under Miuccia and Bertelli, owning other brands including the fast-growing Miu Miu and Church’s shoes.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But a rebuild can be accelerated a lot with a special player like Haliburton.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The rebuild accelerated after Indiana traded then-two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis, along with Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb to Sacramento for Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson at the 2022 trade deadline.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Key stat Muncy tied his career high with seven RBIs.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Daily high temperatures are forecast to be well into the 90s, with overnight temperatures dropping only into the mid-70s from the Great Lakes to the East Coast.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • Or the state could create a dedicated fund for local infrastructure to be augmented in years of high income tax revenues.
    Bill Fulton, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Analyzing the legendary unicorn tapestries hanging at the Met Cloisters in New York (augmented here by a gory new panel that depicts the suddenly fearsome animals disemboweling and impaling their aggressors), Ridley concludes that unicorns aren’t nearly as benevolent as most people think.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
  • He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The stock market endured its worst day of the year this week and fears of a recession have intensified.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • That fear — which initially arose after at least six staff members developed breast cancer from 2013 to 2022 — has only intensified after a beloved teacher died last fall and another at Warren Hills Elementary was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025

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