gradational

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Adjective
  • The play’s emotional arc hangs on the gradual development of daughter and mother’s relationship — their struggle with each other, their own inner lives, and the ways in which both women love fiercely without always necessarily being able to see clearly.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
  • This oxygenation event, though gradual, set the stage for multicellular life.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Gradational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gradational. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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