as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
by adding the white tint drop by drop, she gradationally changed the color from dark red to pink
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gradually
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The Roomba's double-sided brush mounts gradually build up a tangle at either end, eventually requiring you to pull the ends off the roller and dig all the hair out.—
Loz Blain
October 14,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025 -
The vessel then gradually sinks deeper and deeper into the sea until it is fully submerged by the end of the clip.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Gradationally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gradationally. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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