as in incremental
proceeding or changing by steps or degrees
a gradual drop in gas prices will take place over the next several months
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Recent Examples of gradual
Scientific studies began to uncover its potential therapeutic benefits, leading to a gradual shift in public opinion.
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2025
Zipline is launching its airborne delivery service for real, rolling it out in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Mesquite ahead of a gradual spread that, if all goes according to plan, will also see its craft landing in Seattle before the end of the year.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
In the work Hazen and Szostak conducted on evolution using artificial-life algorithms, the increase in functional information was not always gradual.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Normally, as the sun slowly sets from the moon's perspective, the drop in temperature is gradual.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2025
Zipline is launching its airborne delivery service for real, rolling it out in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Mesquite ahead of a gradual spread that, if all goes according to plan, will also see its craft landing in Seattle before the end of the year.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
In the work Hazen and Szostak conducted on evolution using artificial-life algorithms, the increase in functional information was not always gradual.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Normally, as the sun slowly sets from the moon's perspective, the drop in temperature is gradual.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gradual
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“Gradual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gradual. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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