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as in gradual
proceeding or changing by steps or degrees
the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum
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as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
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Recent Examples of incremental
Though in keeping with the series’ overall tone, this awareness is only incremental.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
Bit by bit, incremental wins on the cases can add up to powerful precedents.
—Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
There have also been incremental drops in some of Ohtani’s underlying numbers, including exit velocity (95.5 mph average before May 10; 93.3 mph average since) and swing speed (76.3 mph before; 75.8 mph since) according to data from Baseball Savant.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Almost all parties agreed at the time that incremental changes would have been preferable to a stalemate – after all, some progress is better than none.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
Bit by bit, incremental wins on the cases can add up to powerful precedents.
—Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
There have also been incremental drops in some of Ohtani’s underlying numbers, including exit velocity (95.5 mph average before May 10; 93.3 mph average since) and swing speed (76.3 mph before; 75.8 mph since) according to data from Baseball Savant.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Almost all parties agreed at the time that incremental changes would have been preferable to a stalemate – after all, some progress is better than none.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incremental
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International teams are generally spaced by four years, with youth teams graduating together, contending for some time, then being replaced via gradual onboarding of their successors.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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Wildfires in northern Arizona, including near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, saw gradual containment efforts.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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The linguistic breakdown remained consistent with 2024’s cumulative figures.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 July 2025
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The law, which took effect July 1, defines small sellers as Idaho residents operating as individuals or sole proprietors whose cumulative gross sales are $5,000 or less in either the current or previous calendar year.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
19 July 2025
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incremental. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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