increasingly
adverb
in·creas·ing·ly
in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē 
ˈin-ˌkrē-
: to an increasing degree
an increasingly dangerous situation
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People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem.
Increasingly, scientists are questioning the data.
The situation grew increasingly hopeless.
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Ivan Penn, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Support for the regime is at an all-time low, and Cubans have become increasingly willing to criticize its economic mismanagement and authoritarianism.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
This means the dry season and the warm Santa Ana winds that spread fires are increasingly overlapping, the authors stated.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Both stories are about estranged parents and children seeking to reconnect with their loved ones, in a world where such ties are increasingly made virtually.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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increasingly
adverb
in·creas·ing·ly
in-ˈkrē-siŋ-lē
ˈin-ˌkrē-
: to an increasing degree : more and more
the work became increasingly difficult
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