day by day
idiom
: in small amounts every day
Day by day, the situation is becoming more complex.
She felt herself growing stronger day by day.
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As soon as a pineapple is harvested, the clock starts ticking and the quality lowers day by day.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
Here’s how our journey through Baja California Sur unfolded, day by day.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
Just go day by day, and some guys are playing big minutes.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2024
Instead, the government has conducted a more incremental campaign, shifting from city to city day by day, and deploying different state, parastate, and militia groups to obscure the chain of command.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2019
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
Here’s how our journey through Baja California Sur unfolded, day by day.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 June 2024
Just go day by day, and some guys are playing big minutes.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2024
Instead, the government has conducted a more incremental campaign, shifting from city to city day by day, and deploying different state, parastate, and militia groups to obscure the chain of command.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2019
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“Day by day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20by%20day. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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