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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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
The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The increasing number of offenses that want to play in 12 personnel need to have tight ends who might excel in one area but can be above-average in both phases of the offense.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Using magnets instead of steam to power the ship’s catapults gives the Ford the ability to launch aircraft faster and with heavier weapons and more fuel, increasing the range and lethality of its fighter jets.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
In the past, communities in New Mexico faced with pipelines worried about land value losses, increasing insurance rates, and damage to their land, according to Teresa Seamster, the chair of the Sierra Club’s Northern New Mexico group.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
These effects could cause flash floods and landslides, followed by increasing risks of life-threatening storm surge early next week.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Surface high pressure will shift northeast of the Ohio Valley Saturday night and Sunday, keeping much of the state dry through Sunday evening despite increasing clouds from the southwest.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
In doing so, Berchtold was able to spend increasing time with Jan, even giving her a job at his furniture store.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The increasing number of offenses that want to play in 12 personnel need to have tight ends who might excel in one area but can be above-average in both phases of the offense.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Using magnets instead of steam to power the ship’s catapults gives the Ford the ability to launch aircraft faster and with heavier weapons and more fuel, increasing the range and lethality of its fighter jets.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
In the past, communities in New Mexico faced with pipelines worried about land value losses, increasing insurance rates, and damage to their land, according to Teresa Seamster, the chair of the Sierra Club’s Northern New Mexico group.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
These effects could cause flash floods and landslides, followed by increasing risks of life-threatening storm surge early next week.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Surface high pressure will shift northeast of the Ohio Valley Saturday night and Sunday, keeping much of the state dry through Sunday evening despite increasing clouds from the southwest.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
In doing so, Berchtold was able to spend increasing time with Jan, even giving her a job at his furniture store.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for increasing
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In 2025, Ohtani is likely to earn another MVP award, adding to his ever-expanding trophy cabinet.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Environmental advocates question the need for expanding fossil fuel resources a time when greenhouse gases from those fuels are worsening climate change.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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However, Starbucks has struggled in recent years, along with other Western companies that have lost ground to local rivals amid rising nationalism and reluctance to pay premiums for foreign brands.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Flocks of snow buntings skitter across the sand, rising in confetti clouds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dark energy was introduced as a placeholder force to explain this accelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The expansion rate of the universe may be slowing down, rather than accelerating at an ever-growing rate, a potentially groundbreaking new study has hinted.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The drug can be taken at home and does not cause swelling or bleeding in the brain, which often comes with monoclonal antibody treatment.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Their venom Is not considered dangerous to humans, although a bite would likely be painful and cause swelling similar to that of a wasp sting.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Courtesy Deirdre Hall When reading women’s routine mammograms, radiologists are increasingly augmenting their eyes with artificial intelligence.—
Elizabeth Cohen,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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The British royal family member accessorized her look with gold earrings by English designer Daniella Draper — donning a pair of mini hoops with shamrock charms in gold, further augmenting the fall shades of her ensemble.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bellettini was previously Kering’s deputy CEO in charge of brand development and is best known for her long tenure leading Saint Laurent, multiplying the size of that business nearly sixfold.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, Unilever’s incoming CEO announced that the company would spend 50 percent of its media budget with creators, while multiplying the number of creators that the company works with by 20.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Virk has so far played a key role in driving momentum in the US, transforming it into Vestiaire Collective’s largest market, which she will be tasked with furthering while boosting brand awareness.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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Advocates for rent reporting, from nonprofits to members of Congress, have touted it as a way for those with thin or non-existent credit files to start building or boosting their creditworthiness.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Their approach places them within immediate operational range for amphibious or precision strike missions, intensifying pressure on Caracas as regional tensions climb.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But, increasingly, events that should appall and unite America against violence instead fuel an intensifying partisanship.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Increasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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