increasingly

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Increasing in amount or intensity.

After the introduction of the Highland Railway class, the progress of the 4-6-0 was tardy for some years.Then, when designers were increasingly turning to it as the answer to their growing motive power problems, production of 4-6-0s swelled into a flood tide.

Sydney is a fast city, and the pace is becoming increasingly more frantic.

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ADJ.

anxious, aware, becoming, behind, complicated, corrupt, dissatisfied, frantic

As the project deadline approached, the team became increasingly anxious about whether they could finish on time.

VERB + INCREASINGLY

became, become, centre, felt, finance, getting, grew, moved

As the company grew larger, finance became increasingly difficult to manage without professional help.

INCREASINGLY + NOUN

direction, people, role, walls

Technology is playing an increasingly important role in how we communicate with each other.

PREP.

about, around, from, from, in, with

People are increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on their mental health.

ADV.

keenly

She watched increasingly keenly as the scandal unfolded in the news each day.

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adverb — advancing in amount or intensity

progressively

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After the introduction of the Highland Railway class, the progress of the 4-6-0 was tardy for some years.Then, when designers were increasingly turning to it as the answer to their growing motive powe

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Sydney is a fast city, and the pace is becoming increasingly more frantic.

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As more and more people moved behind the increasingly larger walls, the fortress settlement evolved into the walled city.

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In recent years electronic computers have become increasingly important.

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Modern finance is becoming increasingly complicated and sophisticated.

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This is the age of information, and computers are playing an increasingly important role in our everyday life.

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