month by month

phrase

: in a gradual and steady way as months have passed
His health has been getting better month by month.

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Bridges is scoring less month by month. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026 In this environment, an annual cycle of recognition and appreciation feels misaligned with how performance is built, reviewed and sustained month by month and quarter by quarter. — Candy Fernandez, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 With a souring, unpredictable yet indispensable main ally, Europe’s tactics – month by month – increasingly resemble those of Kyiv. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026 Their September Costco haul, broken out month by month, is likely about $500 each month, and the family also spends about an additional $200 a month in Walmart or Amazon orders. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for month by month

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“Month by month.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/month%20by%20month. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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