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Example Sentences

One possible explanation is that these drugs increase the risk of microbleeds in the brain, which are associated with cognitive decline.

This symbiosis increases a plant's survival in nitrogen-deficient soils without the use of nitrogen fertilizers.

For example, Prevelo Bikes moved production to Taiwan due to the initial Trump tariffs in 2019, which increased their costs but by less than if they continued to import from China.

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Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologize to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death," she said. "

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“Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologise to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death,” she said.

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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).

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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