Increasing
Increasing adjective - Becoming greater or larger.
Modern and increasing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Modern" instead an adjective "Increasing".
Modern
Modern adjective - Being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles.
Increasing and modern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Increasing" instead an adjective "Modern".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The idea of reintroducing steam locomotives, built to modern standards using modern technology, is occasionally talked about as a solution to steadily increasing oil prices.
Source: Steam Never Dies - Though in modern works, there's an increasing trend towards Genre Savvy girls intentionally leaving Daddy alone with her boyfriend to invoke this trope.
Source: Twerp Sweating - Porn Stache: An increasing association of it with porn stars, along with a general decline in popularity, makes it difficult for modern viewers to take such characters seriously.
Source: Discredited Trope
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