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Synonyms

increasingly

American  
[in-kree-sing-lee] / ɪnˈkri sɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. to an ever greater degree; more and more: Marketers are increasingly using video to create meaningful emotional connections with their consumers.

    He became increasingly nervous and overwrought and began to suffer bouts of depression.

    Marketers are increasingly using video to create meaningful emotional connections with their consumers.

Etymology

Origin of increasingly

increasing ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Strikes by all sides have increasingly targeted economic and industrial sites, raising fears of wider disruption to global energy supplies.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Competition to invest in the best talent is intense, and that talent is increasingly younger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Treasury bond market is getting increasingly worried about inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Today, those resorts are long gone, replaced by a drying and increasingly toxic landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Agents were increasingly trained in what Hoover hailed as “scientific policing,” such as fingerprint and ballistics techniques.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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