as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
by adding the white tint drop by drop, she gradationally changed the color from dark red to pink
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gradually
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The lens surface gradually transitions in prescription strength, with no lines bifurcating your vision.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Through emulsification, essentially gradually adding one ingredient to another while rapidly mixing, disperses tiny drops of one of those liquids into the other to form a uniform blend.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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