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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If California is the political fundraising powerhouse of the nation, Silicon Valley has grown into one of the increasingly dominant forces of campaign cash.
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
Regardless, people seeking refuge elsewhere increasingly will be citing climate factors in addition to more typical concerns of political and religious persecution, poverty and violence.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
This is becoming increasingly problematic for the new forms of data that have emerged thanks to recent advances in AI, which can be safer to transfer and share, and which in many contexts can create value without sharing raw data.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Clive and Elsa then face the consequences of their ethically-questionable experiment once Dren becomes increasingly mature.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
Regardless, people seeking refuge elsewhere increasingly will be citing climate factors in addition to more typical concerns of political and religious persecution, poverty and violence.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
This is becoming increasingly problematic for the new forms of data that have emerged thanks to recent advances in AI, which can be safer to transfer and share, and which in many contexts can create value without sharing raw data.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Clive and Elsa then face the consequences of their ethically-questionable experiment once Dren becomes increasingly mature.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
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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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