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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Since 2010, its central bank has increasingly come under pressure from President Erdoğan to keep its interest rates low, even as inflation surged during the pandemic, according to the non-partisan Centre for Economic Policy Research.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet the findings of science challenged this way of thinking, and Kingsley grew increasingly uneasy with the deceit and parasitism science uncovered in the natural world.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
As major studios establish permanent production hubs in New Jersey over the next few years, the concentration of film crews living in-state could prove increasingly decisive.
—Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
In a world where loneliness is becoming increasingly prevalent, researchers have taken a bold step forward by introducing Melody, a life-sized artificial intelligence robot designed to combat this growing epidemic.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet the findings of science challenged this way of thinking, and Kingsley grew increasingly uneasy with the deceit and parasitism science uncovered in the natural world.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
As major studios establish permanent production hubs in New Jersey over the next few years, the concentration of film crews living in-state could prove increasingly decisive.
—Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
In a world where loneliness is becoming increasingly prevalent, researchers have taken a bold step forward by introducing Melody, a life-sized artificial intelligence robot designed to combat this growing epidemic.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Increasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasingly. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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