continue to mount
Frequency: 7.917.5 per million words
Used when a quantity or feeling keeps increasing.
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Examples (10)
- Despite their efforts, the number of unsolved cases continued to mount.
- Pressure on the government continued to mount as the crisis deepened.
- His debts continued to mount, making his financial situation increasingly dire.
- The evidence against the suspect continued to mount with each new discovery.
- As the deadline approached, anxiety among the team members continued to mount.
- The cost of the project continued to mount, exceeding all initial estimates.
- Complaints from frustrated customers continued to mount throughout the week.
- With every passing hour, the tension in the room continued to mount.
- She felt her responsibilities continue to mount, making it hard to cope.
- The team's confidence continued to mount after a series of successful victories.