day by day
idiom
: in small amounts every day
Day by day, the situation is becoming more complex.
She felt herself growing stronger day by day.
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The brothers, according to their cousin, are trying their best to take things day by day.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Today's top stories The Trump administration is rolling out its plan to crack down on immigration day by day.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
My responsibility for this terrible failure accompanies me day by day, hour by hour, and will continue for the rest of my life.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
This culture was built day by day, brick by brick, steady and gradual.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Today's top stories The Trump administration is rolling out its plan to crack down on immigration day by day.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
My responsibility for this terrible failure accompanies me day by day, hour by hour, and will continue for the rest of my life.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
This culture was built day by day, brick by brick, steady and gradual.
—Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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