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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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An increase, above all, would lay down a marker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Kinjo says that reefs flanking his seaside farm consist entirely of corals he cultivated, with their natural peers "no longer able to keep up with a tremendous increase in stress" in the anthropogenically polluted ocean.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Then around last week, as the collapse of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire sent energy prices higher, market talk of a July increase began to feed on itself—traders pricing in a move partly because other traders were.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

"If it demonstrates that culturally contextualised storytelling can materially increase engagement in India, then expect F-1, the NBA, the NFL, the UFC, La Liga and the Premier League to deepen their India-first content strategies."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Young African American men were the only group to experience a steep increase in joblessness between 1980 and 2000, a development directly traceable to the increase in the penal population.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

The advance has been driven by the expectation of price increases for mature nodes and spillover demand from TSMC.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Breeding speed also increases with warmer conditions, allowing adult jellyfish to reproduce in large numbers, creating so-called blooms.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

An administration official said about 45% of Medicare Part D enrollees will see monthly premium increases of $11 to $20 next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

That could mean that there is an increase next year in the cost of the premiums, though it’s not yet clear what those increases may look like.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

College graduates have received steady pay increases over the past two decades, while the pay of everyone else has risen little more than the rate of inflation.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Rio Tinto raised its interim dividend after reporting a 47% jump in first-half profit, fueled by higher commodity prices, increased production, and productivity gains.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Over the year, the fuel and light group increased by the most, at 19%.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

According to Grissom, some of the increased demand can be attributed to changes in work requirements for CalFresh recipients.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The prefect's office said that, while there were flare-ups overnight, these were under control and the burnt area had not increased.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Also, autistic children act out due to increased anxiety and fear, not from autism itself.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

"With major tech companies increasing their AI infrastructure investments, additional supply requests continue to mount," the company said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

The partnership still remains in force, but in such a scenario of uncertainty, increasing investment in tennis makes strategic sense, say experts.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The flag-carrier’s results were dragged by soaring jet-fuel prices and mounting losses from Air India, despite group revenue increasing 19% to a record high.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

It shifts rainfall and temperature patterns across major agricultural regions, increasing the odds of drought in some areas and excessive rain in others.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

“I would not wish such pain on anyone. To be the victor. Hinata would have adored this,” she says as they reach the bonfire, watching the flames dance in the increasing rain.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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