Gradual
adjective
Something happening slowly, in small stages.
They observed a gradual increase in temperature.
Often appears as...
- gradual change
- gradual improvement
adjective
Not steep or abrupt.
The climb was gradual, but the view was worth it.
Often appears as...
- gradual ascent
- gradual slope
adjective
Something happening slowly, in small stages.
They observed a gradual increase in temperature.
Often appears as...
- gradual change
- gradual improvement
adjective
Not steep or abrupt.
The climb was gradual, but the view was worth it.
Often appears as...
- gradual ascent
- gradual slope
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Pro Tip 1/3Time-based Change
Use 'gradual' to describe changes that take place slowly over time, not instantly.
Her English skills showed a gradual improvement over the semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Positive
'Gradual' often implies positive progress or natural development in various situations.
There was a gradual transition to renewable energy in the country.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Warning
Sometimes 'gradual' warns about change that's too slow, perhaps needing acceleration.
The government faced criticism for the gradual response to the crisis.
Pro Tip 1/3Time-based Change
Use 'gradual' to describe changes that take place slowly over time, not instantly.
Her English skills showed a gradual improvement over the semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Positive
'Gradual' often implies positive progress or natural development in various situations.
There was a gradual transition to renewable energy in the country.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Warning
Sometimes 'gradual' warns about change that's too slow, perhaps needing acceleration.
The government faced criticism for the gradual response to the crisis.
Pro Tip 1/3Time-based Change
Use 'gradual' to describe changes that take place slowly over time, not instantly.
Her English skills showed a gradual improvement over the semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Often Positive
'Gradual' often implies positive progress or natural development in various situations.
There was a gradual transition to renewable energy in the country.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Warning
Sometimes 'gradual' warns about change that's too slow, perhaps needing acceleration.
The government faced criticism for the gradual response to the crisis.
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How interpreters juggle...
In time, they begin to paraphrase what is said, making stylistic adjustments as they go. At some point, a second language is introduced. Practicing in this way creates new neural pathways in the interpreter's brain, and the constant effort of reformulation gradually becomes second nature.
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What makes tattoos...
So, how come the tattoo doesn't gradually flake off along with them? The simple answer is that tattooing involves getting pigment deeper into the skin than the outermost layer that gets shed. Throughout history, different cultures have used various methods to accomplish this.
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What causes cavities? -...
Gradually, acid wears down a pathway for bacteria into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin,
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How we conquered the...
to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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Sir David Attenborough...
tonight it took us a while to reach out to the villagers but gradually we got them involved as well we got some of the poachers who would be hunting the animals to be part of the conservation program well as protecting the adult turtles the
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
meter of sea level wise by the end of the century the main impacts of what might seem a gradual rise of sea level is the risk from storms surges of sea that we've never seen before if we lose all our coastal cities we've
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NASA Trailblazer:...
permission to go and they said well the girls don't usually go and i said well is there a law i began attending the briefings and gradually i did more the eagle has landed when they were leaving the moon
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Giving checkmate is...
you can enter once you learn how to play chess so obviously I was very motivated to learn the game in the beginning it was only a game for me but it became gradually competitive it suited very
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This country isn't just...
Once the deal is closed, we use the transition fund to protect our parks, giving our government time to increase our own funding gradually until the end of the 15-year period.
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Why do people have...
Steroids can help dial down the immune system. Another more permanent option is immunotherapy. Deliberate, controlled exposure to gradually increasing amounts of an allergen
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How interpreters juggle...
In time, they begin to paraphrase what is said, making stylistic adjustments as they go. At some point, a second language is introduced. Practicing in this way creates new neural pathways in the interpreter's brain, and the constant effort of reformulation gradually becomes second nature.
Video examples
What makes tattoos...
So, how come the tattoo doesn't gradually flake off along with them? The simple answer is that tattooing involves getting pigment deeper into the skin than the outermost layer that gets shed. Throughout history, different cultures have used various methods to accomplish this.
Video examples
What causes cavities? -...
Gradually, acid wears down a pathway for bacteria into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin,
Video examples
How we conquered the...
to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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Sir David Attenborough...
tonight it took us a while to reach out to the villagers but gradually we got them involved as well we got some of the poachers who would be hunting the animals to be part of the conservation program well as protecting the adult turtles the
Video examples
The Tipping Point PIPE...
meter of sea level wise by the end of the century the main impacts of what might seem a gradual rise of sea level is the risk from storms surges of sea that we've never seen before if we lose all our coastal cities we've
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NASA Trailblazer:...
permission to go and they said well the girls don't usually go and i said well is there a law i began attending the briefings and gradually i did more the eagle has landed when they were leaving the moon
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Giving checkmate is...
you can enter once you learn how to play chess so obviously I was very motivated to learn the game in the beginning it was only a game for me but it became gradually competitive it suited very
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This country isn't just...
Once the deal is closed, we use the transition fund to protect our parks, giving our government time to increase our own funding gradually until the end of the 15-year period.
Video examples
Why do people have...
Steroids can help dial down the immune system. Another more permanent option is immunotherapy. Deliberate, controlled exposure to gradually increasing amounts of an allergen
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Ken Liu
American Writer
The 'Grace of Kings' begins as a very dark, complicated world filled with injustices - among them the oppressed position of women - but gradually transforms into something better through a series of revolutions. But since real social change takes a long time, even by the end of the book, only the seeds of deep change have been planted.
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Katharine Graham
American Businesswoman
It took me a while to learn that certain people may have important skills that are not always blazingly apparent. Gradually I came to realize - slow as I may have been - that what mattered was performance, that sometimes people might have to be helped to develop, and that it takes all kinds to make an organization run properly.
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Gretchen Rubin
American Author
Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may lose interest, give way under stress, or dismiss the change as insignificant. There's an excitement and an energy that comes from a big transformation, and that helps to create a habit.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
In the child, consciousness rises out of the depths of unconscious psychic life, at first like separate islands, which gradually unite to form a 'continent,' a continuous landmass of consciousness. Progressive mental development means, in effect, extension of consciousness.
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Jackie Shroff
Indian Actor
I never thought I would become an actor. When I started out, I never thought I would come so far. Acting was not my passion. When I experienced the highs of being an actor, I started liking it, and it gradually became my passion.
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Gregg Wallace
English Celebrity
What I firmly believe in is making positive steps in the right direction gradually and that way you move yourself into a healthy lifestyle gradually and that means you never do anything that's uncomfortable.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.
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Jana Kramer
American Actress
Gradually, people are connecting with my music, and that means the world to me.
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Ken Liu
American Writer
The 'Grace of Kings' begins as a very dark, complicated world filled with injustices - among them the oppressed position of women - but gradually transforms into something better through a series of revolutions. But since real social change takes a long time, even by the end of the book, only the seeds of deep change have been planted.
Quote examples
Katharine Graham
American Businesswoman
It took me a while to learn that certain people may have important skills that are not always blazingly apparent. Gradually I came to realize - slow as I may have been - that what mattered was performance, that sometimes people might have to be helped to develop, and that it takes all kinds to make an organization run properly.
Quote examples
Gretchen Rubin
American Author
Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may lose interest, give way under stress, or dismiss the change as insignificant. There's an excitement and an energy that comes from a big transformation, and that helps to create a habit.
Quote examples
Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
In the child, consciousness rises out of the depths of unconscious psychic life, at first like separate islands, which gradually unite to form a 'continent,' a continuous landmass of consciousness. Progressive mental development means, in effect, extension of consciousness.
Quote examples
Jackie Shroff
Indian Actor
I never thought I would become an actor. When I started out, I never thought I would come so far. Acting was not my passion. When I experienced the highs of being an actor, I started liking it, and it gradually became my passion.
Quote examples
Gregg Wallace
English Celebrity
What I firmly believe in is making positive steps in the right direction gradually and that way you move yourself into a healthy lifestyle gradually and that means you never do anything that's uncomfortable.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
Against my will, in the course of my travels, the belief that everything worth knowing was known at Cambridge gradually wore off. In this respect my travels were very useful to me.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.
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Jana Kramer
American Actress
Gradually, people are connecting with my music, and that means the world to me.
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