This is the 1130th most frequent German word.
zunehmend
Increasing.
Here, 'zunehmend' describes the progression or intensification of an ongoing action, indicating that the growth is becoming more pronounced over time.
Die Bevölkerung in der Stadt wächst zunehmend.
The population in the city is increasingly growing.
In this example, 'zunehmend' modifies the adjective 'größer' to convey a progressive increase in the intensity of interest.
Das Interesse an nachhaltiger Energie wird zunehmend größer.
The interest in sustainable energy is increasingly growing.
Here, 'zunehmend' acts as an adverb directly modifying the verb 'erkennen,' conveying that the recognition is happening with growing frequency over time.