as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the path goes up at a pretty steep gradient before leveling off
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Recent Examples of gradient
This dynamic led to a temperature gradient — different temperatures at the top and bottom portions of the battery — that damaged the battery.
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Asher Price, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Most of that turbulence is stirred by seasonal changes in pressure gradients and the jet stream sitting over the Great Basin and the Four Corners region that cause the high, dense air to spill its banks.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Damaging gradient and downslope winds will be possible, particularly to the north and northeast of the terrain from late Wednesday night through Friday, especially over the smaller islands.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Think French manicures, chrome, and abstract nail art in shades of pastel or gradients of pink.
—Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
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Asher Price, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
Most of that turbulence is stirred by seasonal changes in pressure gradients and the jet stream sitting over the Great Basin and the Four Corners region that cause the high, dense air to spill its banks.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Damaging gradient and downslope winds will be possible, particularly to the north and northeast of the terrain from late Wednesday night through Friday, especially over the smaller islands.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Think French manicures, chrome, and abstract nail art in shades of pastel or gradients of pink.
—Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gradient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gradient
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The gently rolling slopes of Elk Camp Meadows are perfect for beginners, with magic carpets for the little ones still figuring out their ski legs.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Vance was preparing to climb onto a lift for the slopes over the weekend, when he was accused of being owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who illegally invaded Ukraine three years ago.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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At the immunity challenge, the three tribes had to work together over a long and complicated obstacle course that involved pulling a sled full of puzzle pieces, moving heavy sandbags, pulling the sled up a steep incline and solving a giant puzzle.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Before this year, viewership had been on a steady incline, rising heftily from the hostless 2021 Oscars, which drew an audience of 10.4 million.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Gradient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gradient. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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