as in elevated
being at a higher level than average
an increased concentration of sugar in the bloodstream
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as in expanded
to make greater in size, amount, or number
we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive
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as in accelerated
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s
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Recent Examples of increased
Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2024
If temperatures fall too low, freezing can occur, whereas temperatures that are too high can result in an increased metabolism, leading to slow starvation.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
For example, researchers have shown that people’s intentions to act against climate change can be increased by asking them to watch popular movies with climate-crisis storylines such as An Inconvenient Truth (2006) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).
—Jeremy Barber, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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My second priority will be to tackle the high cost of living in Minnesota by cutting the new and increased taxes passed in 2023 and 2024.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2024
If temperatures fall too low, freezing can occur, whereas temperatures that are too high can result in an increased metabolism, leading to slow starvation.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
In a September 2022 letter to Borowski, the state health department said the number of people ordered for competency evaluations more than once had increased fivefold from 2016 to 2022, from 111 people to 587.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
For example, researchers have shown that people’s intentions to act against climate change can be increased by asking them to watch popular movies with climate-crisis storylines such as An Inconvenient Truth (2006) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).
—Jeremy Barber, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for increased
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The lack of movement on the legislation and lack of White House focus seems to be endemic to a more significant problem for a party that needed more Black male voters in 2024, and will definitely need elevated turnout in the 2026 midterms.Richard Fowler, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The elevated sleeping space is big enough to hold a queen bed but feels even roomier because of a wide window and the use of angled slats instead of solid walls on the ends.Clint Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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That has expanded to include a toy drive to collect items to give to children in foster care.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Ohio State University will be the home of this grant, which will emphasize graduate training through the university’s accelerated BS+MS, MS, and PhD programs.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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But for the last 15 years, the Marketplace has been struggling to keep tenants, a phenomenon that has accelerated within the last five years.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Federal regulators predict strong economic growth and a more robust job market in 2025, along with higher inflation.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nurses with geriatric experience are in especially high demand; however, there is an evident shortage in healthcare support roles on the whole.Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The ample cabinet space in the kitchen is augmented by a large pantry.James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
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Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Storks, raised in Rossiten, Prussia would have propaganda leaflets affixed to their legs.Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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With an elevated head and raised tail, the tiger has intricate cast patterns depicting its fur, and may have functioned as a drinking vessel or container.Jane Levere, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The negative chatter only intensified after Davis declined to commit to bringing Pierce back in 2025 earlier this month.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Federal and state officials said the new operating rules for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project that were developed over the last three years will bring greater stability to the state’s supplies in the face of worsening droughts intensified by climate change.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Increased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increased. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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