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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
Shoe brands have implemented incremental price increases.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Just taking the tiny incremental steps.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
There will be 223 new apartments available altogether, once the Union at Rose Park is completed, and 165 of those will be considered affordable housing for lower-income residents, a requirement of each development's tax incremental financing.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
And under her leadership, that business added $13 billion in incremental sales over five years.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Just taking the tiny incremental steps.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
There will be 223 new apartments available altogether, once the Union at Rose Park is completed, and 165 of those will be considered affordable housing for lower-income residents, a requirement of each development's tax incremental financing.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
And under her leadership, that business added $13 billion in incremental sales over five years.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incremental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incremental
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Following Fidel Castro’s departure from public life in 2008, Cuba’s subsequent leader, and Fidel’s brother, Raul Castro, announced a series of gradual steps intended to encourage private enterprise that had long been curtailed by the government.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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But one area that remained dominated by country crooners and fans, albeit amid gradual change, was Broadway.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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The cumulative toll is staggering.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cumulative net losses to public biotech companies’ bottom lines piled up to more than $40 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported in 2004.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incremental. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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