little by little

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Recent Examples of little by little After the loss of her grandmother, cleaner Flora connects deeply with a teacher who, little by little, is becoming transparent. Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025 Suddenly, little by little, the schedule completely went away, obviously. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 You may be tempted to go straight in with loads of product, but for the best lash look, Gray recommends starting little by little. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025 But the scrappy Padres battled back – little by little. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for little by little
Recent Examples of Synonyms for little by little
gradually
Adverb
  • The Ohio Valley is expected to start the holiday weekend off with chilly temperatures, before gradually getting warmer toward Thanksgiving.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Allow dogs to explore decorations gradually.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Little by little.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/little%20by%20little. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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