day by day

phrase

: 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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Instead, his family now lives day by day, taking solace in small moments of comfort. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The coincidence of the full moon Saturday is compounding the problem by raising high tide levels day by day. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 The team decided not to commit to a set number of scans at the onset, and took it day by day to see how much the grad student could handle. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026 Where medical staff and caregivers treat the home as the place where health, independence, and identity are actively built, day by day, will be the ones that define what aging well looks like for the next generation. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for day by day

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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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