Increase
How words are described
| natural | natural increase | natural light |
| direct | direct increase | direct light |
| visible | visible increase | visible light |
| small | small increase | small light |
| Other adjectives: big, huge, little, new, strange. | ||
Common collocations
| area | increase area | light area |
| multiplier | increase multiplier | light multiplier |
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, with one exception which was used for a physics joke, they had scientists increase the speed of light.
Source: Faster-Than-Light Travel -
It's implied that there may be some way to increase this non-Relay FTL speed, as the Reapers can apparently go 30 light years in a day (which would be nearly 11,000 times the speed of light).
Source: Faster-Than-Light Travel -
When the cataract is removed, the increase in light input causes some discomfort in sun and bright indoor light until the eye adjusts.
Source: Sunglasses at Night
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Light and Increase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/light
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Light or Increase. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/increase/light.
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