as in increases
something added (as by growth)
added another big increment to the sales total this quarter
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Recent Examples of increments
The tablet form also allows these to be cut in half or quarters with a pill cutter to provide even smaller dosing increments.
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Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
By year’s end, economists expect two additional Fed rate cuts, of smaller quarter-point increments, which should help ease borrowing costs over time.
—Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Points must be purchased in 1,000-point increments, with a daily cap of 60,000 points.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Research has found that even small increments of time spent in nature decreases both emotional and physical symptoms of stress.
—Grace McCarty, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
When Jill Kraus and her husband, Peter, started collecting in the early 1980s, the couple had $600 in discretionary income each month and would pay off their early acquisitions in increments.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In light of Friday's strong jobs report, the Fed is now likely to reduce its key rate by more typical quarter-point increments.
—Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
This critical spot had only been observed in irregular increments and this new observation offers a more dynamic view of this solar region.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Another basic setting is a timer, which will usually be programmable in increments of 15 or 30 minutes.
—Alida Nugent, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
By year’s end, economists expect two additional Fed rate cuts, of smaller quarter-point increments, which should help ease borrowing costs over time.
—Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Points must be purchased in 1,000-point increments, with a daily cap of 60,000 points.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Research has found that even small increments of time spent in nature decreases both emotional and physical symptoms of stress.
—Grace McCarty, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
When Jill Kraus and her husband, Peter, started collecting in the early 1980s, the couple had $600 in discretionary income each month and would pay off their early acquisitions in increments.
—Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In light of Friday's strong jobs report, the Fed is now likely to reduce its key rate by more typical quarter-point increments.
—Paul Wiseman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
This critical spot had only been observed in irregular increments and this new observation offers a more dynamic view of this solar region.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Another basic setting is a timer, which will usually be programmable in increments of 15 or 30 minutes.
—Alida Nugent, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Increments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/increments. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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