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Recent Examples of stepwise
Their population has risen from 76 to 108, while the Central chimps’ population has seen a stepwise decline.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Something else Krasley observed was that the factories didn’t embark on one gigantic, expensive retrofit, but rather took a stepwise approach to accumulating cooling improvements that was easier on their bottom lines.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Certain fungi use enzymes to break down complex organic matter through stepwise reactions.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
This stepwise approach will give you a reliable, privacy-compliant framework for budget allocation that evolves as your business and the market do.
—Bernard May, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The percentage of uninsured respondents in the 30-49 age cohort, which was the first group targeted in a stepwise introduction of the requirement, rose to 14.5% in 2018 from 10.5% in 2016.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Something else Krasley observed was that the factories didn’t embark on one gigantic, expensive retrofit, but rather took a stepwise approach to accumulating cooling improvements that was easier on their bottom lines.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Certain fungi use enzymes to break down complex organic matter through stepwise reactions.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
This stepwise approach will give you a reliable, privacy-compliant framework for budget allocation that evolves as your business and the market do.
—Bernard May, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The percentage of uninsured respondents in the 30-49 age cohort, which was the first group targeted in a stepwise introduction of the requirement, rose to 14.5% in 2018 from 10.5% in 2016.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stepwise
Adjective
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Hardening off plants is the gradual process of acclimating them to outdoor conditions after growing them under lights in your home or in a greenhouse.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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How deliberate was this gradual shift?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Ask leaders in each department to capture, step-by-step, the processes their teams do on a daily basis.—
Yevhen Parokhod,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The system can also provide live mapping and step-by-step guidance around the terminal.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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The programmer's rhythm is broken repeatedly, and the cumulative delay between intent and result is longer than anyone bothers to measure.—
Russ Bukowski,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But residents worry this project and others of a similar size are being proposed for their community without proper analysis of fire hazards and potential cumulative impacts of such widespread industrialization.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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“Stepwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepwise. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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