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increasing
adjective as in becoming larger
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accumulating, augmenting, booming, broadening, enlarging, flourishing, maturing, multiplying, proliferating, snowballing, sprouting, swelling, waxing, widening
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adjective as in becoming more intense
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accentuating, advancing, building, emphasizing, heightening, sharpening
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Example Sentences
The president has repeatedly emphasized that he views cutbacks as a way of increasing pain on Democrats.
The editorial notes that factors such as climate change, rapid urbanization, and increasing international travel are helping mosquito-borne viruses spread more widely, creating new public health challenges around the world.
Tobacco doesn’t just lop off years at the end of life; it makes the last part of a shorter life more unpleasant, accelerating cognitive decline and increasing dementia risk.
“Each year we review the records for all Social Security beneficiaries who work,” the Social Security Administration says about increasing benefits.
He took the plunge after he began to worry that his take-home pay wasn’t increasing much.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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