- present participle of increase.
increasing
Example Sentences
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United Nations officials have warned about the increasing numbers of civilian victims in the war.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The store was otherwise sustainable, but was forced to close “due to increasing occupancy expenses,” the company wrote in a social media post at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
By paying attention to changes in your body like increasing heart rate and feeling sweaty, you can pause, think and wait to decide.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Since that man is at no point real to us—no more than the character in a comic sketch—the film’s increasing wildness takes on the feeling of a wearying and empty freakout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Grub swallowed, his pallor increasing behind the visor.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
