The economy has begun to add jobs, but the quality of those jobs is an increasing concern.
When it comes to the increasing number of rape allegations leveled at Bill Cosby, the smoke is becoming impenetrable.
Vlad Burlutskiy is a civic and political activist from Russia who fled the country last year due to increasing threats.
Not surprisingly, many middle and working class voters, particularly whites, have deserted the Democrats in increasing numbers.
Not long after I started cutting back on food and increasing my exercising, my periods stopped.
It speaks for itself and will be of increasing influence as the years go by.
The government admitted the distress, but denied that it was increasing.
She took no notice of my speech and continued speaking with increasing resentment.
So Claus grew to manhood, increasing each day in knowledge and in wisdom.
Fanny, in alarm at his increasing paleness, sprang to his breast.
late 14c., "action of increasing; results of an increasing," from increase (v.).
early 14c., "become greater in size or number; to cause to grow, enlarge," from Anglo-French encress-, Old French encreiss-, present participle stem of encreistre, from Latin increscere "to increase, to grow upon, grow over, swell, grow into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + crescere "to grow" (see crescent). Latin spelling restored 15c. Related: Increased; increasing.