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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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Some of that oxygen could then be released, potentially contributing to chemical reactions that increase the oxidation of the upper mantle, Earth's crust, and eventually the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Two dissenting members of the panel voted for an immediate interest rate increase.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, with investors widely expecting an increase at the next meeting in December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

To the north is the world-renowned Annapurna trekking region that has also seen a major increase in settlements along river banks - some hit by recent floods and landslides.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Unfortunately, he was essential if I was going to increase my chicken family from four to many.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

During this stage, the fireball's brightness either remains nearly constant or increases at a steady rate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The reading comes just one day after the Federal Reserve voted to hold interest rates at 3.75%-4%, punting any increases to its December meeting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

For households, Wednesday’s decision offers little relief because investors still expect further rate increases into next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Austin said increases to the minimum wage and employer National Insurance Contributions following the previous Budget had cost Burgerism about £150,000 a year.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

One clear illustration of this is the fact that war hysteria increases in intensity as one rises in the social scale.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Although the computer models used a simplified system containing only magnesium, silicon, and oxygen, they reproduced the same overall pattern observed in the laboratory: magma's ability to hold excess oxygen increased with pressure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

U.K.-government debt as a share of GDP has increased by more than in any other G-7 economy, rising from 38% in 2006 to 93% in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In areas particularly threatened by flooding from glacial lakes, development increased even faster, rising by almost 78% over the same period, according to the peer-reviewed study published in Scientific Reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

For the full year, the company increased its subscription-revenue outlook to a range of $15.78 billion to $15.79 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

She had high animal spirits, and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attentions of the officers, to whom her uncle’s good dinners and her own easy manners recommended her, had increased into assurance.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

As the fireball descends into denser layers of the atmosphere, increasing air pressure begins to fracture the rock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It is a challenging job because people in many places have sentimental attachments with their land and property but we cannot ignore the increasing risks," says chief executive Dharam Raj Uprety.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Three key risks have been increasing, each with the potential for broader implications: an artificial intelligence-driven market correction, a sharper rise in sovereign bond yields, and cyberattacks,” the IMF said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Zhu pointed out that the number of people claiming unemployment benefits is increasing, though the jobless rate has been relatively steady since 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

It may even be that those factors play a very subtle and complex role in increasing the odds of something happening to him in the next seventy-two hours.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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