Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an increasing manner; growingly: as, increasingly uncomfortable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb More and more.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
increasing inamount orintensity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
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Examples
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The phrase "increasingly concerned" - was also used by Amano in his remarks to the board Monday.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The phrase "increasingly concerned" has not appeared in previous reports discussing Iran's alleged nuclear weapons work and reflects the frustration felt by IAEA chief Yukiya Amano over the lack of progress in his investigations.
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The phrase "increasingly concerned" has not appeared in previous reports discussing Iran's alleged nuclear weapons work and reflects the frustration felt by IAEA chief Yukiya Amano over the lack of progress in his investigations.
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With the name increasingly being bandied about on soccer forums and in foreign publications, the media embargo was strained to the breaking point.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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With the term increasingly regarded as a slur, West Virginia's House of Delegates unanimously approved a measure Monday to erase the phrase "mentally retarded" from the state's law books.
D Mag - News 2010
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This is the label increasingly in common circulation for the process by which the government, including Minister Ray Burke (later jailed for corruption) changed the terms of energy exploration licenses so that energy companies now pay no royalties and very little tax in comparison with any other country in the world.
Indymedia Ireland Andrew N Flood 2010
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In Washington Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said it is regrettable that the Syrian president is not heeding what she called the "increasingly loud voice of the international community."
US Calls for Increased Economic Pressure, Sanctions on Syria 2011
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In Washington Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said it is regrettable that the Syrian president is not heeding what she called the "increasingly loud voice of the international community."
US Calls for Increased Economic Pressure, Sanctions on Syria 2011
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Huawei announced plans to scale back its business in Iran this month as a result of what it called an "increasingly complex situation" there.
Belarus Talking to China Firm About Surveillance Gear Paul Sonne 2011
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He said last week he would set up a studio in Germany to show his work, to avoid what he called an increasingly difficult situation in his homeland.
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