as in gradually
by small steps or amounts
little by little, we pieced together the jigsaw puzzle
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Recent Examples of little by little
The wall of worry has been crumbling little by little over the past four months.
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Before adopting dynamic pricing, the organization was changing prices seasonally and increasing entry rates little by little.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 14 June 2025
The package is an attempt by Republicans to undo, little by little, the signature domestic achievements of the past two Democratic presidents: President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act and President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
On the front line in Ukraine, the Russian army progresses little by little— this is their main objective.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Before adopting dynamic pricing, the organization was changing prices seasonally and increasing entry rates little by little.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 14 June 2025
The package is an attempt by Republicans to undo, little by little, the signature domestic achievements of the past two Democratic presidents: President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act and President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
On the front line in Ukraine, the Russian army progresses little by little— this is their main objective.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for little by little
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
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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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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20by%20little. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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