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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
With stunning celerity, possibility becomes probability and then certainty, as readers reject the quiet, circuitous, and unglamorous narratives of prudential compromise, ambiguous diplomacy, or incremental progress.
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Lower rates help the economy, but mostly in small, incremental ways.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Boot Barn noted that the increase in net sales in Q2 was the result of incremental sales from new stores and the increase in consolidated same store sales.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Those incremental amounts feel more manageable than watching a credit card balance balloon in a single month.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Lower rates help the economy, but mostly in small, incremental ways.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Boot Barn noted that the increase in net sales in Q2 was the result of incremental sales from new stores and the increase in consolidated same store sales.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Those incremental amounts feel more manageable than watching a credit card balance balloon in a single month.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incremental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incremental
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The cold will persist into Tuesday before a gradual warm-up later in the week.—
Sirena Bergman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a high near 65 and a low around 40.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
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Leavitt and Ballas have received immunity from the relay round, plus two bonus points, for having the top scores in the individual dance round last week and for their cumulative judges' totals all season.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an address to BBC staff on Monday, Davie suggested that his decision was as much to do with the cumulative pressure of five years in the top job as the handling of the Prescott memo itself.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incremental. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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