as in increase
something added (as by growth)
added another big increment to the sales total this quarter
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Recent Examples of increment
Your servicer can grant additional pauses, in 30-day increments.
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
The tax rate goes in increments, starting at 10 percent for bottom earners (making less than $11,600 as a single person), and increases up to 37 percent for single or head of household folks making more than $609,351.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
But, scientists say, every increment of additional warming also matters.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Another $3 — approved in $1 increments by the Legislature, in 1997 and 2007, and MTC, in 2010 — was supposed to help cover the cost of seismic retrofitting, including the replacement of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
The tax rate goes in increments, starting at 10 percent for bottom earners (making less than $11,600 as a single person), and increases up to 37 percent for single or head of household folks making more than $609,351.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
But, scientists say, every increment of additional warming also matters.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Another $3 — approved in $1 increments by the Legislature, in 1997 and 2007, and MTC, in 2010 — was supposed to help cover the cost of seismic retrofitting, including the replacement of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for increment
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That policy had already shifted, but an analysis found the county should go even further to discourage any increases in density in those areas, given how many structures are already at risk.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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But several former chiefs with deep experience in LAFD tactics said most of the more than 40 available engines could have been pre-deployed to fire zones before the Palisades blaze started, while others were kept at stations to help with the increase in 911 calls.—
Paul Pringle,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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All defenders have to see the play similarly and move as one with what’s coming at them, and if one player takes a step out of their responsibility, that can be the difference between stopping a play and a medium-to-long gain.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 2024 season was overall a bounce-back, but his end-of-year slide ate into those gains significantly.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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With Venus in Pisces gracing your career sector, your professional life gets a Venusian boost of charm, which could inspire the desire to incorporate more art and joy into your professional life.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Several factors like the outperformance of exports, particularly semiconductors, and foreign investments gave the economy a boost last year.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune Asia,
14 Jan. 2025
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In addition, the strip of winter storm and blizzard warnings stretching from South Texas to Jacksonville, Fla. is something rarely seen, as a low pressure area traverses the central Gulf of Mexico, directing abundant moisture northward, into the frigid air mass.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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In addition, the company’s earnings per share came in at $1.51, up 39% y-o-y.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Increment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increment. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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