as in gradual
proceeding or changing by steps or degrees
gradational increases in altitude
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gradual
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Instead, restrictive financial policies would show up as higher interest costs, slower growth, inflation pressures, unlikeable taxes and years of gradual adjustment.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026 -
The result is not merely confusion about who is responsible but a gradual weakening of the expectations that make responsibility meaningful at all.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Gradational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gradational. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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