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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Photographers, highlighting intense combat day by day, punctured the U.S. government’s optimistic claims about the enemy being on its last legs.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Our priorities and needs are changing day by day and sometimes hour by hour.
—Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
But bit by bit, day by day, week by week, his recovery slowly progresses.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The momentum – with a White House tearing up economic and security norms by the sheaf, and Ukraine struggling to meet manpower and resource needs – is day by day more in its favor.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Our priorities and needs are changing day by day and sometimes hour by hour.
—Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025
But bit by bit, day by day, week by week, his recovery slowly progresses.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
The momentum – with a White House tearing up economic and security norms by the sheaf, and Ukraine struggling to meet manpower and resource needs – is day by day more in its favor.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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