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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This has been a common rhythm for this market, rotating day by day between narrow and broad breadth days, keeping the index from even as much as a 3% pullback since May while alternately allowing for overheated groups to cool now and then.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Starmer initially stood up for his deputy, but his support grew more anemic day by day.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Brittany is trying to take things day by day and spend time with her family.
—Selina Guevara, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
So, now just taking it step by step, day by day.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Starmer initially stood up for his deputy, but his support grew more anemic day by day.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Brittany is trying to take things day by day and spend time with her family.
—Selina Guevara, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
So, now just taking it step by step, day by day.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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