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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The Career Advantage No One Teaches You Straight-line careers are increasingly rare.
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But while the long-term trend in the West suggests young people are increasingly disengaged with mainstream religion, recent surveys and anecdotal evidence point to a rise in interest in Catholicism among Gen Z in the United States and Europe.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Through this, modeling revealed the key trends and drivers behind how animals have become increasingly smaller and larger.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
It is increasingly being treated as a direct threat to America’s security at home.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But while the long-term trend in the West suggests young people are increasingly disengaged with mainstream religion, recent surveys and anecdotal evidence point to a rise in interest in Catholicism among Gen Z in the United States and Europe.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Through this, modeling revealed the key trends and drivers behind how animals have become increasingly smaller and larger.
—New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
It is increasingly being treated as a direct threat to America’s security at home.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for increasingly
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Teams can go over the salary cap, but there are progressively tougher penalties — such as luxury taxes and roster-construction restrictions — that make things tougher for organizations.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Even just a few levels into the game, there are challenges where seemingly endless waves of enemies grow progressively stronger and one poor choice can lead to redoing an entire gauntlet of fights.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Increasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasingly. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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