crescively

adverb

Definition of crescivelynext
as in increasingly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crescively
  1. increasingly
  2. little by little
  3. piece by piece
Adverb
  • Musawi’s death pushed Hezbollah’s leaders to retaliate and afforded maximalists in the organization to deploy increasingly sophisticated operations against the IDF in occupied south Lebanon and escalate to international attacks.
    Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
  • However, it’s increasingly made from palm oil and soybean oil produced abroad in deforested areas.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of increasingly
Adverb
  • During Trump’s first term, there was no visible breakthrough, but the level of U.S. support for Ukraine did grow little by little, mainly because over time there was a better understanding of the situation on the ground.
    Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
  • For this reason, the war veteran began to study and prepare to rise in rank and little by little managed to earn the respect and admiration of her colleagues.
    Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of little by little
Adverb
  • Just moments after the filming wrapped, the whimsical mansion was torn down piece by piece.
    Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But Gallagher has also evolved the format into something closer to the videos that music producer Warren Huart makes about how engineers and producers craft iconic tracks, going instrument by instrument, piece by piece.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of piece by piece
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crescentic

crescively

crest

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