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
Instacart is facing an increasingly competitive market as retailers like Amazon and food platforms such as Uber Eats and Doordash aggressively scale in grocery delivery.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Only the platform owners have access to their algorithms, so researchers can’t identify possible tweaks to the products’ behavior without the platforms’ (increasingly rare) cooperation.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
At a time when many public institutions are constrained by polarization or retreating from global engagement, these convenings serve an increasingly important function.
—Alan H.h. Fleischmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Jones notes that the same focus on affordability is increasingly reflected in employer decision-making, particularly as leaders work to balance competitive benefits with long-term cost sustainability.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Only the platform owners have access to their algorithms, so researchers can’t identify possible tweaks to the products’ behavior without the platforms’ (increasingly rare) cooperation.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
At a time when many public institutions are constrained by polarization or retreating from global engagement, these convenings serve an increasingly important function.
—Alan H.h. Fleischmann, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Jones notes that the same focus on affordability is increasingly reflected in employer decision-making, particularly as leaders work to balance competitive benefits with long-term cost sustainability.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for increasingly
progressively
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As participants' speed and accuracy improved, the training got progressively more difficult.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Getting worse China’s property slump progressively worsened throughout 2025.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Increasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasingly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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