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increase

[in-krees, in-krees] / ɪnˈkris, ˈɪn kris /




Usage

What are other ways to say increase? To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, or degree: to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (degree of) concentration. Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range: to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions. Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside: to augment one's income (by doing extra work).

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BBC Sport speaks to Dr Huurman around the challenges, the opportunities and what is needed to increase female representation in football.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

That will increase the crowding in those systems, reduce access to care, and could drive up costs for everyone.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

The rapid growth of electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage has driven a sharp increase in demand for cobalt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

“Given that people in this study were donating in private, these types of experiments provide a conservative test of whether giving to other people can increase positive mood,” Whillans told the university.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

The Church supported these cities to increase its temporal power; in many other cities, citizens became princes.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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