increasing

verb

present participle of increase
1
as in expanding
to make greater in size, amount, or number we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive

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2
as in rising
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s

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Recent Examples of increasing This increasing self-reliance has an extra benefit in the midst of a grueling war. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Despite this, national reports indicate continued use of performance- and appearance-enhancing drugs, and increasing interest in them. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 As for the pass rush unit specifically, there’s been an emphasis in meetings and practice this week on increasing the sack and pressure output. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 The persecution of witches accelerated in lockstep with the increasing privatization of property in the sixteenth century. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Yet some key Fed officials have suggested the central bank can wait before increasing rates again. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Designed by Pritzker Prize–winning RCR Arquitectes, the building has a distinctive geometry, its footprint increasing from 5,382 square feet at the base to 16,146 square feet on the fifth floor. — Sarah Belmont For Artnews, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 Researchers have described this trend of increasing lung cancer rates among women in different parts of the world and are starting to understand why cases are on the rise. — Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for increasing
  1. expanding
  2. rising
  3. accelerating
  4. swelling
  5. augmenting
  6. multiplying
  7. boosting
  8. intensifying
Verb
  • That law included provisions dramatically expanding the scope of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Altogether, Google is expanding automatic tracking support to cover more than 100 different exercises and sports, up from 10 previously.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanding
Verb
  • The travel-retail business is expected to continue rising due to a confluence of other factors, including the 4 to 5 percent yearly increase of travelers.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Super El Niño impact Inflation in India has been rising for 10 straight months, crossing the central bank's medium-term target of 4% in August, even as economic growth has been resilient so far.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • Leading equipment manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, and SANY, are accelerating efforts to deploy zero-emission haul fleets across the industry.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That 12-month number would signal that the rate of price growth is accelerating and moving further from the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Other possible signs include swelling of part or all of the breast, breast or nipple pain and nipple discharge other than breast milk.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Since the late nineteenth century, raw white-lead was known to pose a substantial health risk to those exposed to it, prompting symptoms such as swelling of the brain, epileptic convulsions, paralysis, severe colic, and death.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of swelling
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  • After principal photography wrapped, many months would be spent in post-production augmenting the voices to create the right tone and weave them into the overall soundscape.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For the past few years, though, the merchandising team has been augmenting those brands with more products that match today’s youth consumer.
    — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of augmenting
Verb
  • The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Certificate lifespans are shrinking, machine identities are multiplying across cloud and AI systems and expectations around cryptographic governance are increasing.
    — Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of multiplying
Verb
  • The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of boosting
Verb
  • The fall was mainly due to worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition denting sentiment.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • An intensifying area of low pressure tracking through Canada will drag a strong cold front across our region Friday.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensifying

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“Increasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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