increases

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addition, growth n.
add or grow v.

NOUN

addition, growth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost development escalation expansion gain hike increment inflation merger raise rise surge upsurge upturn

STRONG

access accession accretion accrual accumulation aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough burgeoning cumulation elaboration enlargement exaggeration extension incorporation intensification maximization multiplication optimization spread step-up swell swelling upgrade waxing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease drop loss shrinkage

STRONG

abridgment compression reduction

WEAK

depletion diminishment subtraction

VERB

add or grow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance boost broaden build build up deepen develop double enhance enlarge escalate expand extend further heighten intensify multiply raise reinforce rise step up strengthen swell triple widen

STRONG

aggrandize aggravate amplify annex augment dilate distend exaggerate inflate lengthen magnify mount pad progress proliferate prolong protract pullulate redouble sharpen snowball spread supplement swarm teem thicken wax

WEAK

mark up slap on tack on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge cease compress condense contract curtail decelerate decrease demolish destroy diminish discourage divide drop halt hinder hurt lessen lower narrow prevent raze recede reduce repress restrict shorten shrink slow stop take back undermine weaken

STRONG

abbreviate decline deflate degrade fall play down retreat

WEAK

deplete lose subtract

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increases

That study also found that the risk increases among men, people older than 50 years old and those with heart disease or other eye conditions.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Firms tell us this pressure continues and is leading them to also try to pass on increases that they’ve absorbed to date.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Lammens was not looking at the ball, which increases the chances of a VAR intervention.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Lower weight is especially valuable in space engineering because every additional kilogram increases the demands placed on a launch vehicle.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

But as an adult survivor, as his emotional distance from the camp increases, his fury has given way to guilt and self-loathing.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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