increments

plural of increment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of increments Aides are available on site and can offer care in 30-minute increments, far less expensive than the typical four-hour minimum shifts that home care agencies often require. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The studios’ annual 8×10 sale returns for its 10th year on Saturday, giving visitors the chance to acquire art at a fraction of the usual price by bidding in $25 increments starting at $100. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 The rest of the community is planned to be listed by four-unit building increments every 30 to 45 days. Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 On the 17-hour flight, passengers can book a bunk in the back of the aircraft for four-hour increments, which comes with fresh bedding, a privacy curtain, ambient lighting and kit with eye-masks, skincare, earplugs and socks. Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026 After overwhelming demand from fans, the residency soon expanded to an extensive 24 nights and will now run weekly in two-date increments from October 2026 through March 2027. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026 Young lawyers still toil over documents, billing their time in six-minute increments. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 Other flexible travel programs have a minimum transfer amount or only allow transfers in 1,000-point increments. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 July 2026 People can watch short dramas on their smartphones in the tiniest increments of time at their disposal. Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for increments
Noun
  • The additional pension costs imposed by AB 1383 would leave cities with less money for staffing, salaries, and other public services or require significant tax increases.
    Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As Venus moves closer to Earth in its orbit, its apparent size increases, even as the illuminated portion shrinks.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • While the Big Data + Panel tide raised pretty much every boat in the sports-TV waters, the year-to-year boosts notched by the likes of the NBA, NFL and NHL were likely a one-time phenomenon.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

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“Increments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increments. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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