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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 By some estimates, Latin America has recently been among the largest sources of incremental upstream capital expenditure growth. —
Juan Pablo Spinetto, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 There is no bidding war, no incremental raises, and definitely no call from a specialist nudging you higher. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Low drama, incremental improvement. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 At the end of the report, Xcel requested $100 million in incremental funding to cover the costs for managing energy supply for the summers of 2026 and 2027. —Laura Phillips, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incremental
Juan Pablo Spinetto, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 There is no bidding war, no incremental raises, and definitely no call from a specialist nudging you higher. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Low drama, incremental improvement. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 At the end of the report, Xcel requested $100 million in incremental funding to cover the costs for managing energy supply for the summers of 2026 and 2027. —Laura Phillips, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incremental
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The effect appeared gradual and cumulative over time.— Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2026
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The rollout is expected to mark a gradual transition from testing environments to real-world deployment of fully unmanned driving systems.— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, emerging evidence suggests that early detection and aggressive treatment of psychiatric symptoms may improve long-term outcomes by delaying the onset of clinical neurodegeneration and mitigating the cumulative biological stress that accelerates brain aging.— Eric J. Nestler, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
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However, after years of cumulative inflation, consumers are more price-sensitive, more willing to compare, and less reflexively loyal.— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/incremental. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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