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Recent Examples of imperceptibly
The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.
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Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Internally, the adoption of multi-racialism as a policy was designed to diminish—even if, initially, imperceptibly—the social and economic influence of white South Africans, and to displace them, at least partly, by the local petite bourgeoisie.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Internally, the adoption of multi-racialism as a policy was designed to diminish—even if, initially, imperceptibly—the social and economic influence of white South Africans, and to displace them, at least partly, by the local petite bourgeoisie.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperceptibly
Adverb
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Recent Market Performance The S&P 500 reached an all-time high during the week but declined fractionally on Friday following the release of the jobs report.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The pan-European Stoxx 600 index provisionally closed fractionally above the flatline.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Breaking drilling records The Marble Falls demo follows a series of progressively difficult tests.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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This was done progressively with the group opening a new HQ in the Saudi capital in 2022.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Meanwhile, adult pterosaurs, better able to withstand the storms, likely died of natural causes and floated for days or weeks on the lagoon surface, with pieces of their remains slowly falling to the bottom.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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How Positivity Masks Systemic Risks Relentless positivity can also hide systemic risks that build slowly over time.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is part of a business model that has worked for TCU’s regular-season record, but increasingly frustrates fans who want to see a decent matchup in September.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Imperceptibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperceptibly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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