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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
According to Meta, campaigns with catalog product video that delivered to the Reels placement had 33% higher incremental conversions than campaigns that didn’t.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Innovations are incremental, embedded in larger systems.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Moscow’s forces have made only incremental gains across rural areas.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite incremental gains in recent years, the number of people in the region remains about 2% below 2020 levels.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Innovations are incremental, embedded in larger systems.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Moscow’s forces have made only incremental gains across rural areas.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Despite incremental gains in recent years, the number of people in the region remains about 2% below 2020 levels.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incremental
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Many agree that relieving economic distress must be an immediate focus, but while some believe that should entail a gradual, socialist-style liberalization of the economy, others want a total transition to free-market capitalism, including more foreign investment and private enterprise.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Water levels have dropped roughly 7 feet so far this year and are forecast to continue a gradual decline through the months ahead.—
Daniel Manzo,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In January 2026, SpaceX submitted an application to put 1 million additional satellites into orbit as part of its push for orbital data centers, exceeding the cumulative total from all other providers combined.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The cumulative impact of these forces is causing moral distress among physicians, who increasingly encounter situations where the optimal clinical decision is not the one that can be executed within the current constraints of authority.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incremental. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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