increasingly
adverb
in·creas·ing·ly
in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē 
ˈin-ˌkrē-
: to an increasing degree
an increasingly dangerous situation
Examples of increasingly in a Sentence
People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem.
Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data.
The situation grew increasingly hopeless.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Now they’re increasingly being handed personality tests.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
Students follow a sequence of increasingly complex steps involving things like letter-sound relationships and syllabication, with lots of repetition.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
But analysts say Beijing’s public messaging increasingly contradicts that restraint.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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increasingly
adverb
in·creas·ing·ly
in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē
ˈin-ˌkrē-
: to an increasing degree : more and more
the work became increasingly difficult
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