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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Recent Examples of increasingly
As a nod to the increasingly cosmopolitan nature of the surrounding Old Town neighborhood, Rosen and his father chose in the early 1970s to put a major focus on selling wine, developing a reputation that became nationally known both with consumers and with wholesalers.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Nature intrudes on the innies’ lives in increasingly sinister ways, as when they’re spirited into the wilderness for a quasi-religious ORTBO, or Outdoor Retreat and Team Building Occurrence.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
Today, the ideal childhood – access to play, care and a meaningful education – is increasingly under threat.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Flashback: China's share of U.S. soybean exports fell from 62% in 2016 to 18% during Trump's 2018 trade war with China, which increasingly turned to Brazil for its soybeans.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Nature intrudes on the innies’ lives in increasingly sinister ways, as when they’re spirited into the wilderness for a quasi-religious ORTBO, or Outdoor Retreat and Team Building Occurrence.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
Today, the ideal childhood – access to play, care and a meaningful education – is increasingly under threat.
—Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Flashback: China's share of U.S. soybean exports fell from 62% in 2016 to 18% during Trump's 2018 trade war with China, which increasingly turned to Brazil for its soybeans.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Increasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasingly. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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