as in sharply
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Recent Examples of decreasingly
Increasingly bitter about being cheated, and decreasingly able or willing to hide it, Rick exhibits erratic behavior that alienates his friends, his family, his band.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decreasingly
Adverb
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If the bike lane is sharply delineated with curbs, that will help a lot.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 2026
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Candidates diverge sharply on school police, Supt.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Patients can feel that exclusion most acutely.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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If manufacturers choose to pull certain products from New York or significantly increase prices to offset compliance costs, the effects will be felt most acutely in communities that already struggle with food access.—
Francisco Marte,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Cocoa prices surged in 2023 and 2024, but have since fallen steeply.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Income has not risen as steeply — a pattern that has persisted for the past 40 years, per Federal Reserve Economic Data.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Decreasingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decreasingly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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