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increasing

[in-kree-sing] / ɪnˈkri sɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
becoming larger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
developing expanding growing rising
STRONG
accumulating augmenting booming broadening enlarging flourishing maturing multiplying proliferating snowballing sprouting swelling waxing widening
WEAK
getting big piling up
ADJECTIVE
becoming more intense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerating deepening escalating growing intensifying
STRONG
accentuating advancing building emphasizing heightening sharpening
WEAK
building up dominant

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Google is increasing the prices of its YouTube subscription plans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Together, these improvements enhance both efficiency and power delivery while only slightly increasing the chip's size.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

The best ways for the housing-affordability challenge to resolve are through sustained growth in real incomes, stable or slightly increasing home prices, and interest rates falling for the right reasons.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

More BP shareholders are backing a move calling on the energy major to prove that increasing investment in oil-and-gas production will deliver value for investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I froze in fear, feeling a tingling sensation that started in the center of my spine and moved upward, increasing in strength as it went, until my forehead buzzed.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia