steeply
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The Cboe volatility indices’ term structure is more steeply sloping, and VIX futures are trading at a fairly large premium to VIX.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Research and development for new weapons rise almost as steeply, from $210 billion to $344 billion—a 64 percent increase.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Crowd commotion hits a heavy metal high and drops steeply to silence.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Stocks often break out from consolidation in the direction they were moving, which in this case is very steeply upward.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
The red line moved upward quite steeply, that was true.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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