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
That makes health technology companies an increasingly common target for cyberattacks.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As customers continue to shift toward streaming over broadcast TV, unchecked price hikes are increasingly problematic.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
In February, the plans became increasingly real as contractors began showing up on the ground and landowners, Dana, began receiving eminent domain notices.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
And increasingly, women in their 40s and 50s are answering that call.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As customers continue to shift toward streaming over broadcast TV, unchecked price hikes are increasingly problematic.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
In February, the plans became increasingly real as contractors began showing up on the ground and landowners, Dana, began receiving eminent domain notices.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
And increasingly, women in their 40s and 50s are answering that call.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for increasingly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for increasingly
progressively
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Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Increasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increasingly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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