increasingly

as in progressively
more and more; to an increasing degree People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem. Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data. The situation grew increasingly hopeless.

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Recent Examples of increasingly Trump’s sway over Republicans may be why Musk is increasingly finding appeal in the idea of a third party despite their track record of failure. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 July 2025 The new joint venture is just the latest move in a catalog acquisition market that had grown increasingly competitive over the past several years. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025 Despite various avenues of communication and the increasingly digital process of creating denim, a gap persists between designers and the people executing their designs. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025 Defending institutions of higher education from increasingly authoritarian measures is an important way to safeguard not only academic freedom, but the legacy of 1776 as well. Time, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for increasingly

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“Increasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasingly. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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