gradually
Example Sentences
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"Employment income often increases gradually throughout life, such as when we gain more experience, switch to better jobs or increase our skills. These processes mean that many people's incomes increase over time," he said.
From Science Daily
Instead, moving downward through Titan's icy shell would likely reveal additional layers of ice that gradually transition into slushy pathways and isolated pockets of liquid water closer to the moon's rocky interior.
From Science Daily
Monday and Tuesday will bring a mix of cloud and occasional outbreaks of rain, but the trend is for conditions to turn gradually cooler and drier.
From BBC
"Now there are no strikes, only explosions can be heard, and the horses have gradually gotten used to it," Konyakhin added.
From Barron's
Over time, the smaller object gradually spirals inward, emitting gravitational waves throughout this slow descent.
From Science Daily
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