increasingly

adverb

in·​creas·​ing·​ly in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē How to pronounce increasingly (audio)
ˈin-ˌkrē-
Synonyms of increasinglynext
: to an increasing degree
an increasingly dangerous situation

Examples of increasingly in a Sentence

People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem. Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data. The situation grew increasingly hopeless.
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Democrats are gaining traction in red states and increasingly rebuilding a national brand shredded after the 2024 election, but there’s more ground to regain voters’ trust. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 In the filing, Anthropic acknowledged that its future relies on outpacing its competition in developing increasingly capable and complex large language models. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026 As technology companies become increasingly valuable, executives are facing greater scrutiny over how that wealth should benefit the public. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Building an ecosystem in which those disciplines can collaborate is itself a form of space capability, and one that becomes increasingly important as missions grow more complex and extend farther from Earth. — Dr. Najwa Aaraj, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for increasingly

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14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of increasingly was in the 14th century

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increasingly

adverb
in·​creas·​ing·​ly in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē How to pronounce increasingly (audio)
ˈin-ˌkrē-
: to an increasing degree : more and more
the work became increasingly difficult

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